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Vermont pear crop

USDA last rated the 2020 Vermont pear crop for the week ending Oct 11, when 90% was good or excellent, versus 90% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 100% complete.

Last rated week ending Oct 11, 2020

Good to excellent · last reading

90%of the crop

Share of the 2020 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Oct 11.

–

100%

Harvested

As of Nov 8.

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, 2020

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.

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Vermont pear crop condition, 20200%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 21: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 40%, Good 60%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 60% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 88%)Week ending Jun 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 40%, Good 60%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 60% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 75%)Week ending Jul 5: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 45%, Good 55%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 55% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 84%)Week ending Jul 12: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 43%, Good 57%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 57% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 39%, Good 61%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 61% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 30%, Good 70%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 70% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 27%, Good 70%, Excellent 3% — good+excellent 73% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 9: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 73%, Excellent 17% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 16: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 9%, Good 75%, Excellent 16% — good+excellent 91% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 93%)Week ending Aug 23: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 3%, Good 77%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 97% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 30: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 72%, Excellent 28% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 100%)Week ending Sep 6: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 70%, Excellent 30% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 65%, last year 92%)Week ending Sep 13: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 70%, Excellent 30% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 65%, last year 92%)Week ending Sep 20: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 5%, Good 70%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 95% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 100%)Week ending Sep 27: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 15%, Good 80%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 85% (5-yr avg 65%, last year 100%)Week ending Oct 4: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 80%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg —, last year 90%)Week ending Oct 11: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 80%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg —, last year 90%)USDA forecast — week ending Aug 16USDA forecastHarvest begins — week ending Sep 13Harvest begins−10 pts — week ending Sep 27−10 ptsJun 21Jul 12Aug 2Aug 23Sep 13Oct 4
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 90% good or excellent, week ending Oct 11. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2020

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

Vermont pear green tip, 20200%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 12: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Apr 19: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Apr 26: 25% (5-yr avg 3%, last year 11%)Green tip, week ending May 3: 40% (5-yr avg 13%, last year 22%)Green tip, week ending May 10: 66% (5-yr avg 43%, last year 50%)Green tip, week ending May 17: 86% (5-yr avg —, last year 62%)Green tip, week ending May 24: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 79%)Green tip, week ending May 31: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 89%)Apr 12Apr 19Apr 26May 3May 10May 17May 24May 31
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 100% as of May 31.

Field progress

Pink, 2020

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

Vermont pear pink, 20200%50%100%Pink, week ending May 3: 10% (5-yr avg 1%, last year 0%)Pink, week ending May 10: 37% (5-yr avg 18%, last year 14%)Pink, week ending May 17: 55% (5-yr avg 31%, last year 21%)Pink, week ending May 24: 78% (5-yr avg 52%, last year 42%)Pink, week ending May 31: 88% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 68%)May 3May 10May 17May 24May 31
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 88% as of May 31 (5-yr avg 75%).

Field progress

Full bloom, 2020

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

Vermont pear full bloom, 20200%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 17: 17% (5-yr avg 7%, last year 1%)Full bloom, week ending May 24: 33% (5-yr avg 34%, last year 11%)Full bloom, week ending May 31: 60% (5-yr avg 59%, last year 40%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 7: 95% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 61%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 14: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 65%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 21: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 85%)May 17May 24May 31Jun 7Jun 14Jun 21
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 100% as of Jun 21.

Field progress

Petal fall, 2020

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

Vermont pear petal fall, 20200%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 24: 7% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending May 31: 47% (5-yr avg 41%, last year 16%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 7: 52% (5-yr avg 49%, last year 31%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 14: 69% (5-yr avg 58%, last year 49%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 21: 83% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 75%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 28: 85% (5-yr avg —, last year 94%)Petal fall, week ending Jul 5: 90% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)Petal fall, week ending Jul 12: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)May 24May 31Jun 7Jun 14Jun 21Jun 28Jul 5Jul 12
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 95% as of Jul 12.

Field progress

Fruit set, 2020

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

Vermont pear fruit set, 20200%50%100%Fruit set, week ending May 31: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 7: 11% (5-yr avg 27%, last year 6%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 14: 43% (5-yr avg 38%, last year 23%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 21: 71% (5-yr avg 56%, last year 60%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 28: 76% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 78%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 5: 84% (5-yr avg —, last year 87%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 12: 89% (5-yr avg —, last year 96%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 19: 93% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 26: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Aug 2: 97% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 31Jun 14Jun 28Jul 12Jul 26
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 97% as of Aug 2.

Field progress

Harvested, 2020

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

Vermont pear harvested, 20200%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 26: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 2: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 9: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 16: 0% (5-yr avg 3%, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Aug 23: 0% (5-yr avg 6%, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Aug 30: 0% (5-yr avg 8%, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Sep 6: 0% (5-yr avg 15%, last year 11%)Harvested, week ending Sep 13: 9% (5-yr avg 23%, last year 16%)Harvested, week ending Sep 20: 22% (5-yr avg 29%, last year 18%)Harvested, week ending Sep 27: 35% (5-yr avg 40%, last year 30%)Harvested, week ending Oct 4: 57% (5-yr avg 54%, last year 56%)Harvested, week ending Oct 11: 76% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 74%)Harvested, week ending Oct 18: 89% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 89%)Harvested, week ending Oct 25: 96% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 97%)Harvested, week ending Nov 1: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Nov 8: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jul 26Aug 9Aug 23Sep 6Sep 20Oct 4Oct 18Nov 1
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 100% as of Nov 8.

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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