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Vermont pear crop

USDA last rated the 2022 Vermont pear crop for the week ending Oct 16, when 65% was good or excellent. Harvest stood at 100% complete.

Last rated week ending Oct 16, 2022

Good to excellent · last reading

65%of the crop

Share of the 2022 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Oct 16.

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100%

Harvested

As of Nov 6.

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, 2022

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, 20220%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 12: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 10%, Excellent 90% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Week ending Jun 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 20%, Excellent 80% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 60%, last year 0%)Week ending Jun 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 15%, Excellent 85% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 57%, last year 0%)Week ending Jul 3: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 20%, Excellent 80% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 63%, last year 0%)Week ending Jul 10: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 25%, Excellent 75% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 54%, last year 0%)Week ending Jul 17: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 54%, last year 0%)Week ending Jul 24: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 88%, Excellent 12% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 60%, last year 0%)Week ending Jul 31: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 80%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 50%)Week ending Aug 7: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 75%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 75%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 64%, last year 0%)Week ending Aug 21: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 75%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 10%)Week ending Aug 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 100%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 10%)Week ending Sep 4: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 90%, Good 10%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 10% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 100%)Week ending Sep 11: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 70%, Good 30%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 30% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 100%)Week ending Sep 18: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 50%, Good 50%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 100%)Week ending Sep 25: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 50%, Good 50%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 100%)Week ending Oct 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 50%, Good 50%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending Oct 9: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 40%, Good 60%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 60% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending Oct 16: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 35%, Good 65%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 65% (5-yr avg —, last year —)USDA forecast — week ending Aug 14USDA forecast−100 pts — week ending Aug 28−100 ptsHarvest begins — week ending Sep 18Harvest beginsJun 12Jul 3Jul 24Aug 14Sep 4Sep 25Oct 16
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 65% good or excellent, week ending Oct 16. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2022

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

Vermont pear green tip, 20220%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 10: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Apr 17: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Green tip, week ending Apr 24: 30% (5-yr avg 6%, last year 8%)Green tip, week ending May 1: 50% (5-yr avg 19%, last year 36%)Green tip, week ending May 8: 71% (5-yr avg 39%, last year 70%)Green tip, week ending May 15: 91% (5-yr avg 60%, last year 86%)Green tip, week ending May 22: 100% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 96%)Green tip, week ending May 29: 100% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending Jun 5: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Apr 10Apr 24May 8May 22Jun 5
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 100% as of Jun 5.

Field progress

Pink, 2022

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

Vermont pear pink, 20220%50%100%Pink, week ending Apr 24: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 1: 10% (5-yr avg —, last year 13%)Pink, week ending May 8: 41% (5-yr avg 17%, last year 40%)Pink, week ending May 15: 80% (5-yr avg 34%, last year 67%)Pink, week ending May 22: 91% (5-yr avg 50%, last year 76%)Pink, week ending May 29: 99% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 86%)Pink, week ending Jun 5: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 90%)Pink, week ending Jun 12: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 97%)Apr 24May 1May 8May 15May 22May 29Jun 5Jun 12
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 100% as of Jun 12.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2022

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

Vermont pear full bloom, 20220%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 8: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 15: 56% (5-yr avg —, last year 43%)Full bloom, week ending May 22: 80% (5-yr avg 26%, last year 52%)Full bloom, week ending May 29: 90% (5-yr avg 41%, last year 62%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 5: 95% (5-yr avg 56%, last year 69%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 12: 100% (5-yr avg 65%, last year 79%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 19: 100% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 97%)May 8May 15May 22May 29Jun 5Jun 12Jun 19
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 100% as of Jun 19 (5-yr avg 77%).

Field progress

Petal fall, 2022

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

Vermont pear petal fall, 20220%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 8: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending May 15: 37% (5-yr avg —, last year 30%)Petal fall, week ending May 22: 65% (5-yr avg —, last year 48%)Petal fall, week ending May 29: 75% (5-yr avg 23%, last year 59%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 5: 85% (5-yr avg 31%, last year 60%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 12: 95% (5-yr avg 43%, last year 69%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 19: 100% (5-yr avg 62%, last year 94%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 26: 100% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 99%)Petal fall, week ending Jul 3: 100% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 100%)May 8May 22Jun 5Jun 19Jul 3
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 100% as of Jul 3 (5-yr avg 82%).

Field progress

Fruit set, 2022

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

Vermont pear fruit set, 20220%50%100%Fruit set, week ending May 22: 10% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending May 29: 20% (5-yr avg —, last year 17%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 5: 44% (5-yr avg 7%, last year 18%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 12: 69% (5-yr avg 20%, last year 27%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 19: 89% (5-yr avg 49%, last year 86%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 26: 100% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 99%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 3: 100% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 10: 100% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 17: 100% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 24: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 31: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Aug 7: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Aug 14: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Aug 21: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Aug 28: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Sep 4: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 22Jun 5Jun 19Jul 3Jul 17Jul 31Aug 14Aug 28
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 100% as of Sep 4.

Field progress

Harvested, 2022

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

Vermont pear harvested, 20220%50%100%Harvested, week ending Sep 11: 0% (5-yr avg 15%, last year 8%)Harvested, week ending Sep 18: 10% (5-yr avg 22%, last year 18%)Harvested, week ending Sep 25: 25% (5-yr avg 32%, last year 28%)Harvested, week ending Oct 2: 27% (5-yr avg 49%, last year 47%)Harvested, week ending Oct 9: 45% (5-yr avg 65%, last year 67%)Harvested, week ending Oct 16: 70% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 85%)Harvested, week ending Oct 23: 96% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 94%)Harvested, week ending Oct 30: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 98%)Harvested, week ending Nov 6: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Sep 11Sep 25Oct 9Oct 23Nov 6
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 100% as of Nov 6.

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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