ProduceWire ProduceWire

Vermont · crop watch

Vermont pear crop

USDA last rated the 2025 Vermont pear crop for the week ending Sep 14, when 70% was good or excellent. Harvest stood at 55% complete (five-year average 35%).

Last rated week ending Sep 14, 2025

Good to excellent · last reading

70%of the crop

Share of the 2025 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Sep 14.

▲

55%

Harvested

+20 points against the five-year pace of 35%.

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, 2025

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, 20250%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 22: Very poor 0%, Poor 5%, Fair 40%, Good 50%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 55% (5-yr avg 50%, last year 90%)Week ending Jun 29: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 30%, Good 70%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 70% (5-yr avg 51%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 6: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 88%, Excellent 12% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 51%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 13: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 5%, Good 75%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 95% (5-yr avg 64%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 20: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 5%, Good 75%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 95% (5-yr avg 40%, last year 30%)Week ending Jul 27: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 15%, Good 80%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 85% (5-yr avg 63%, last year 80%)Week ending Aug 3: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 15%, Good 75%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 85% (5-yr avg 61%, last year 5%)Week ending Aug 10: Very poor 0%, Poor 2%, Fair 19%, Good 64%, Excellent 15% — good+excellent 79% (5-yr avg 43%, last year 17%)Week ending Aug 17: Very poor 0%, Poor 10%, Fair 20%, Good 60%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 70% (5-yr avg —, last year 20%)Week ending Aug 24: Very poor 0%, Poor 20%, Fair 30%, Good 40%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg —, last year 10%)Week ending Aug 31: Very poor 0%, Poor 30%, Fair 30%, Good 30%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 40% (5-yr avg 64%, last year 10%)Week ending Sep 7: Very poor 0%, Poor 30%, Fair 30%, Good 30%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 40% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Sep 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 10%, Fair 20%, Good 20%, Excellent 50% — good+excellent 70% (5-yr avg —, last year —)USDA forecast — week ending Aug 17USDA forecast−20 pts — week ending Aug 24−20 ptsHarvest begins — week ending Aug 31Harvest beginsJun 22Jul 6Jul 20Aug 3Aug 17Aug 31Sep 14
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 70% good or excellent, week ending Sep 14. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2025

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

Vermont pear green tip, 20250%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 27: 10% (5-yr avg 24%, last year 17%)Green tip, week ending May 4: 45% (5-yr avg 47%, last year 37%)Green tip, week ending May 11: 65% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 70%)Green tip, week ending May 18: 75% (5-yr avg 91%, last year 88%)Green tip, week ending May 25: 85% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 99%)Apr 27May 4May 11May 18May 25
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 85% as of May 25 (5-yr avg 99%).

Field progress

Pink, 2025

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

Vermont pear pink, 20250%50%100%Pink, week ending May 11: 10% (5-yr avg 48%, last year 44%)Pink, week ending May 18: 20% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 63%)Pink, week ending May 25: 30% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 82%)Pink, week ending Jun 1: 75% (5-yr avg —, last year 98%)Pink, week ending Jun 8: 90% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)May 11May 18May 25Jun 1Jun 8
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 90% as of Jun 8.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2025

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

Vermont pear full bloom, 20250%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 25: 0% (5-yr avg 56%, last year 46%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 1: 50% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 76%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 8: 75% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 93%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 15: 90% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 22: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 25Jun 1Jun 8Jun 15Jun 22
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 95% as of Jun 22.

Field progress

Petal fall, 2025

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

Vermont pear petal fall, 20250%50%100%Petal fall, week ending Jun 15: 80% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 87%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 22: 90% (5-yr avg 95%, last year 94%)Jun 15Jun 22
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 90% as of Jun 22 (5-yr avg 95%).

Field progress

Fruit set, 2025

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

Vermont pear fruit set, 20250%50%100%Fruit set, week ending Jun 29: 90% (5-yr avg 94%, last year 94%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 6: 95% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 99%)Jun 29Jul 6
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 95% as of Jul 6 (5-yr avg 97%).

Field progress

Harvested, 2025

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

Vermont pear harvested, 20250%50%100%Harvested, week ending Aug 3: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 10: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 17%)Harvested, week ending Aug 17: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 29%)Harvested, week ending Aug 24: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 34%)Harvested, week ending Aug 31: 10% (5-yr avg —, last year 44%)Harvested, week ending Sep 7: 25% (5-yr avg —, last year 45%)Harvested, week ending Sep 14: 35% (5-yr avg 16%, last year 49%)Harvested, week ending Sep 21: 45% (5-yr avg 26%, last year 54%)Harvested, week ending Sep 28: 55% (5-yr avg 35%, last year 59%)Aug 3Aug 17Aug 31Sep 14Sep 28
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 55% as of Sep 28 (5-yr avg 35%).

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

Get the Weekly Market Brief

Price moves, freight signals, and the produce stories that matter — one email, every week. Built for buyers, category managers, and brokers.

Subscribe free →