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Vermont pear crop

USDA last rated the 2021 Vermont pear crop for the week ending Oct 10, when 100% was good or excellent, versus 90% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 100% complete.

Last rated week ending Oct 10, 2021

Good to excellent · last reading

100%of the crop

Share of the 2021 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Oct 10.

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100%

Harvested

As of Nov 14.

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, 2021

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, 20210%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 13: Very poor 0%, Poor 50%, Fair 50%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jun 20: Very poor 0%, Poor 50%, Fair 50%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 60%)Week ending Jun 27: Very poor 0%, Poor 50%, Fair 50%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 60%)Week ending Jul 4: Very poor 0%, Poor 50%, Fair 50%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 55%)Week ending Jul 11: Very poor 0%, Poor 50%, Fair 50%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 57%)Week ending Jul 18: Very poor 0%, Poor 50%, Fair 50%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 61%)Week ending Jul 25: Very poor 0%, Poor 50%, Fair 50%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 70%)Week ending Aug 1: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 50%, Good 30%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 73%)Week ending Aug 8: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 0%, Excellent 100% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 90%)Week ending Aug 15: Very poor 0%, Poor 50%, Fair 50%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 91%)Week ending Aug 22: Very poor 0%, Poor 20%, Fair 70%, Good 10%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 10% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 97%)Week ending Aug 29: Very poor 0%, Poor 20%, Fair 70%, Good 10%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 10% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 100%)Week ending Sep 5: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 35%, Excellent 65% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 100%)Week ending Sep 12: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 35%, Excellent 65% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 100%)Week ending Sep 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 50%, Excellent 50% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 95%)Week ending Sep 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 40%, Excellent 60% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 85%)Week ending Oct 3: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 30%, Excellent 70% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 90%)Week ending Oct 10: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 37%, Excellent 63% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 90%)USDA forecast — week ending Aug 15USDA forecast−100 pts — week ending Aug 15−100 ptsHarvest begins — week ending Sep 12Harvest beginsJun 13Jul 4Jul 25Aug 15Sep 5Sep 26
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 100% good or excellent, week ending Oct 10. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2021

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

Vermont pear green tip, 20210%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 11: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Apr 18: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Green tip, week ending Apr 25: 9% (5-yr avg 7%, last year 21%)Green tip, week ending May 2: 41% (5-yr avg 15%, last year 38%)Green tip, week ending May 9: 75% (5-yr avg 33%, last year 62%)Green tip, week ending May 16: 88% (5-yr avg 53%, last year 83%)Green tip, week ending May 23: 97% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 98%)Green tip, week ending May 30: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending Jun 6: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Apr 11Apr 25May 9May 23Jun 6
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 100% as of Jun 6.

Field progress

Pink, 2021

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

Vermont pear pink, 20210%50%100%Pink, week ending Apr 25: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 2: 15% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 9: 44% (5-yr avg 12%, last year 33%)Pink, week ending May 16: 71% (5-yr avg 25%, last year 52%)Pink, week ending May 23: 77% (5-yr avg 43%, last year 75%)Pink, week ending May 30: 87% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 87%)Pink, week ending Jun 6: 90% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending Jun 13: 98% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Apr 25May 2May 9May 16May 23May 30Jun 6Jun 13
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 98% as of Jun 13.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2021

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

Vermont pear full bloom, 20210%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 9: 8% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 16: 49% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 23: 53% (5-yr avg 20%, last year 31%)Full bloom, week ending May 30: 63% (5-yr avg 49%, last year 56%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 6: 70% (5-yr avg 63%, last year 90%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 13: 80% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 20: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 27: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending Jul 4: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 9May 23Jun 6Jun 20Jul 4
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 100% as of Jul 4.

Field progress

Petal fall, 2021

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

Vermont pear petal fall, 20210%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 9: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending May 16: 35% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending May 23: 50% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending May 30: 60% (5-yr avg 29%, last year 41%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 6: 60% (5-yr avg 38%, last year 51%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 13: 70% (5-yr avg 50%, last year 67%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 20: 98% (5-yr avg 65%, last year 81%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 27: 99% (5-yr avg —, last year 85%)Petal fall, week ending Jul 4: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 89%)May 9May 23Jun 6Jun 20Jul 4
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 100% as of Jul 4.

Field progress

Fruit set, 2021

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

Vermont pear fruit set, 20210%50%100%Fruit set, week ending May 23: 8% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending May 30: 18% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 6: 18% (5-yr avg 11%, last year 9%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 13: 28% (5-yr avg 25%, last year 38%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 20: 96% (5-yr avg 47%, last year 67%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 27: 99% (5-yr avg 63%, last year 75%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 4: 100% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 83%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 11: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 88%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 18: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 92%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 25: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 95%)Fruit set, week ending Aug 1: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 97%)May 23Jun 6Jun 20Jul 4Jul 18Aug 1
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 100% as of Aug 1.

Field progress

Harvested, 2021

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

Vermont pear harvested, 20210%50%100%Harvested, week ending Aug 8: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Aug 15: 0% (5-yr avg 3%, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Aug 22: 0% (5-yr avg 5%, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Aug 29: 0% (5-yr avg 7%, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Sep 5: 0% (5-yr avg 11%, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Sep 12: 9% (5-yr avg 20%, last year 8%)Harvested, week ending Sep 19: 19% (5-yr avg 26%, last year 20%)Harvested, week ending Sep 26: 30% (5-yr avg 38%, last year 33%)Harvested, week ending Oct 3: 50% (5-yr avg 54%, last year 54%)Harvested, week ending Oct 10: 70% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 73%)Harvested, week ending Oct 17: 87% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 87%)Harvested, week ending Oct 24: 95% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 95%)Harvested, week ending Oct 31: 99% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)Harvested, week ending Nov 7: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Harvested, week ending Nov 14: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Aug 8Aug 22Sep 5Sep 19Oct 3Oct 17Oct 31Nov 14
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 100% as of Nov 14.

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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