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Vermont pear crop

As of the week ending Sep 27, 75% of the 2026 Vermont pear crop is rated good or excellent. Harvest is 70% complete (five-year average 38%).

Week ending Sep 27, 2026

Good to excellent

75%of the crop

Share of the 2026 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Sep 27.

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70%

Harvested

+32 points against the five-year pace of 38%.

Analysis

Week ending Sep 27

Vermont pear harvest running well ahead of pace

Vermont's pear crop was rated 75% good to excellent for the week ending September 27, unchanged from the week before, with none of the crop rated poor or very poor. Harvest reached 70% complete, well ahead of the five-year average of 38% and ahead of last year's 54% at the same point. Bloom had lagged earlier in the season, with full bloom at 75% by June 21 versus 94% last year, but that gap did not carry through to condition or harvest pace. The next USDA report will show whether harvest finishes at this faster clip.

Written from USDA data and source reports

Weekly ratings

Crop condition, 2026

Bars are the full USDA rating split each week. The dashed line is the five-year average for good plus excellent; the dotted line is last year.

2026202520242023202220212020
Vermont pear crop condition, 20260%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 25%, Fair 25%, Good 25%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jun 21: Very poor 0%, Poor 25%, Fair 25%, Good 25%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg 49%, last year 55%)Week ending Jun 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 13%, Good 41%, Excellent 46% — good+excellent 87% (5-yr avg 54%, last year 70%)Week ending Jul 5: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 50%, Good 50%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg 60%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 12: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 25%, Good 50%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 95%)Week ending Jul 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 50%, Good 50%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg 45%, last year 95%)Week ending Jul 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 50%, Good 50%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg 65%, last year 85%)Week ending Aug 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 23%, Good 56%, Excellent 21% — good+excellent 77% (5-yr avg 60%, last year 85%)Week ending Aug 9: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 25%, Good 50%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg 41%, last year 79%)Week ending Aug 16: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 25%, Good 50%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg —, last year 70%)Week ending Aug 23: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 50%, Good 50%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg —, last year 50%)Week ending Aug 30: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 50%, Good 50%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg 52%, last year 40%)Week ending Sep 6: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 25%, Good 50%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg —, last year 40%)Week ending Sep 13: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 50%, Good 50%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg —, last year 70%)Week ending Sep 20: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 25%, Good 50%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Sep 27: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 25%, Good 50%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg —, last year —)−37 pts — week ending Jul 5−37 ptsUSDA forecast — week ending Aug 16USDA forecastHarvest begins — week ending Aug 30Harvest beginsJun 14Jun 28Jul 12Jul 26Aug 9Aug 23Sep 6Sep 20
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 75% good or excellent, week ending Sep 27. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2026

This season against the five-year average pace and last year.

Vermont pear green tip, 20260%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 12: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Apr 19: 74% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Apr 26: 79% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending May 3: 83% (5-yr avg 43%, last year 40%)Green tip, week ending May 10: 85% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 62%)Green tip, week ending May 17: 90% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 74%)Green tip, week ending May 24: 95% (5-yr avg 95%, last year 84%)Green tip, week ending May 31: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Jun 7: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Apr 12Apr 26May 10May 24Jun 7
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 100% as of Jun 7.

Field progress

Pink, 2026

This season against the five-year average pace and last year.

Vermont pear pink, 20260%50%100%Pink, week ending Apr 26: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 3: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 10: 5% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 17: 15% (5-yr avg 61%, last year 19%)Pink, week ending May 24: 20% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 29%)Pink, week ending May 31: 35% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 69%)Pink, week ending Jun 7: 65% (5-yr avg —, last year 88%)Pink, week ending Jun 14: 75% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending Jun 21: 85% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Apr 26May 10May 24Jun 7Jun 21
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 85% as of Jun 21.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2026

This season against the five-year average pace and last year.

Vermont pear full bloom, 20260%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 10: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 17: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 24: 6% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 31: 25% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 43%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 7: 55% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 71%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 14: 65% (5-yr avg —, last year 88%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 21: 75% (5-yr avg —, last year 94%)May 10May 17May 24May 31Jun 7Jun 14Jun 21
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 75% as of Jun 21.

Field progress

Petal fall, 2026

This season against the five-year average pace and last year.

Vermont pear petal fall, 20260%50%100%Petal fall, week ending Jun 14: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending Jun 21: 65% (5-yr avg 96%, last year 89%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 28: 80% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending Jul 5: 90% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending Jul 12: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jun 14Jun 21Jun 28Jul 5Jul 12
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 100% as of Jul 12.

Field progress

Fruit set, 2026

This season against the five-year average pace and last year.

Vermont pear fruit set, 20260%50%100%Fruit set, week ending Jun 14: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 21: 45% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 28: 55% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jul 5: 75% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 94%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 12: 80% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jul 19: 90% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jul 26: 98% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Aug 2: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jun 14Jun 21Jun 28Jul 5Jul 12Jul 19Jul 26Aug 2
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 100% as of Aug 2.

Field progress

Harvested, 2026

This season against the five-year average pace and last year.

Vermont pear harvested, 20260%50%100%Harvested, week ending Aug 9: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Aug 16: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Aug 23: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Aug 30: 5% (5-yr avg —, last year 9%)Harvested, week ending Sep 6: 15% (5-yr avg —, last year 23%)Harvested, week ending Sep 13: 20% (5-yr avg 20%, last year 34%)Harvested, week ending Sep 20: 30% (5-yr avg 29%, last year 44%)Harvested, week ending Sep 27: 70% (5-yr avg 38%, last year 54%)Aug 9Aug 16Aug 23Aug 30Sep 6Sep 13Sep 20Sep 27
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 70% as of Sep 27 (5-yr avg 38%).

Source: USDA NASS Crop Progress (weekly, April–November) and Crop Production reports. This product uses the NASS API but is not endorsed or certified by NASS.

Updated September 29, 2026

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