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Vermont pear crop

USDA last rated the 2023 Vermont pear crop for the week ending Oct 8, when 0% was good or excellent, versus 60% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 94% complete.

Last rated week ending Oct 8, 2023

Good to excellent · last reading

0%of the crop

Share of the 2023 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Oct 8.

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94%

Harvested

As of Oct 29.

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, 2023

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, 20230%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 11: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 40%, Good 60%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 60% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending Jun 18: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 100%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg 60%, last year 100%)Week ending Jun 25: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 100%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg 57%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 100%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg 63%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 9: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 100%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg 54%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 16: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 40%, Good 60%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 60% (5-yr avg 54%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 23: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 100%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 30: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 90%, Good 10%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 10% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 6: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 90%, Good 10%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 10% (5-yr avg 96%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 13: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 90%, Good 10%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 10% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 100%)Week ending Sep 3: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 70%, Excellent 30% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 10%)Week ending Sep 10: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 70%, Excellent 30% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 30%)Week ending Sep 17: Very poor 55%, Poor 45%, Fair 0%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 50%)Week ending Sep 24: Very poor 85%, Poor 15%, Fair 0%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 50%)Week ending Oct 1: Very poor 85%, Poor 15%, Fair 0%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 50%)Week ending Oct 8: Very poor 95%, Poor 5%, Fair 0%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 60%)USDA forecast — week ending Aug 13USDA forecastHarvest begins — week ending Sep 3Harvest begins−100 pts — week ending Sep 17−100 ptsJun 11Jun 25Jul 9Jul 23Aug 6Sep 3Sep 17Oct 1
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 0% good or excellent, week ending Oct 8. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2023

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

Vermont pear green tip, 20230%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 16: 5% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Green tip, week ending Apr 23: 10% (5-yr avg 10%, last year 26%)Green tip, week ending Apr 30: 30% (5-yr avg 26%, last year 47%)Green tip, week ending May 7: 55% (5-yr avg 46%, last year 68%)Green tip, week ending May 14: 90% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 88%)Green tip, week ending May 21: 95% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 99%)Green tip, week ending May 28: 100% (5-yr avg 94%, last year 100%)Apr 16Apr 23Apr 30May 7May 14May 21May 28
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 100% as of May 28 (5-yr avg 94%).

Field progress

Pink, 2023

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

Vermont pear pink, 20230%50%100%Pink, week ending Apr 30: 10% (5-yr avg —, last year 9%)Pink, week ending May 7: 25% (5-yr avg 21%, last year 37%)Pink, week ending May 14: 65% (5-yr avg 47%, last year 74%)Pink, week ending May 21: 80% (5-yr avg 65%, last year 89%)Pink, week ending May 28: 99% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 98%)Pink, week ending Jun 4: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Apr 30May 7May 14May 21May 28Jun 4
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 100% as of Jun 4.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2023

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

Vermont pear full bloom, 20230%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 14: 20% (5-yr avg —, last year 48%)Full bloom, week ending May 21: 45% (5-yr avg 39%, last year 77%)Full bloom, week ending May 28: 70% (5-yr avg 54%, last year 89%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 4: 85% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 94%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 11: 98% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 99%)May 14May 21May 28Jun 4Jun 11
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 98% as of Jun 11 (5-yr avg 79%).

Field progress

Petal fall, 2023

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

Vermont pear petal fall, 20230%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 14: 5% (5-yr avg —, last year 32%)Petal fall, week ending May 21: 25% (5-yr avg —, last year 61%)Petal fall, week ending May 28: 55% (5-yr avg 36%, last year 74%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 4: 70% (5-yr avg 47%, last year 84%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 11: 90% (5-yr avg 59%, last year 94%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 18: 99% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 99%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 25: 100% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 100%)May 14May 21May 28Jun 4Jun 11Jun 18Jun 25
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 100% as of Jun 25 (5-yr avg 85%).

Field progress

Fruit set, 2023

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

Vermont pear fruit set, 20230%50%100%Fruit set, week ending May 21: 1% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending May 28: 15% (5-yr avg —, last year 19%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 4: 25% (5-yr avg 15%, last year 41%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 11: 70% (5-yr avg 30%, last year 65%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 18: 90% (5-yr avg 60%, last year 86%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 25: 99% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 98%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 2: 100% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 9: 100% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 16: 100% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 23: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)May 21Jun 4Jun 18Jul 2Jul 16
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 100% as of Jul 23.

Field progress

Harvested, 2023

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

Vermont pear harvested, 20230%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 30: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 6: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 13: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 20: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 27: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Sep 3: 1% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Sep 10: 1% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Sep 17: 10% (5-yr avg 19%, last year 9%)Harvested, week ending Sep 24: 15% (5-yr avg 28%, last year 23%)Harvested, week ending Oct 1: 20% (5-yr avg 43%, last year 27%)Harvested, week ending Oct 8: 50% (5-yr avg 61%, last year 42%)Harvested, week ending Oct 15: 75% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 66%)Harvested, week ending Oct 22: 90% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 92%)Harvested, week ending Oct 29: 94% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)Jul 30Aug 13Aug 27Sep 10Sep 24Oct 8Oct 22
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 94% as of Oct 29.

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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