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West Virginia apple crop

USDA last rated the 2020 West Virginia apple crop for the week ending Sep 20, when 46% was good or excellent. Harvest stood at 96% complete (five-year average 95%). USDA's August forecast puts the 2018 crop at 110.0 million lb, up 7.8% from last year's final of 102.0.

Last rated week ending Sep 20, 2020

Good to excellent · last reading

46%of the crop

Share of the 2020 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Sep 20.

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96%

Harvested

+1 points against the five-year pace of 95%.

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110

million lb, 2018 forecast

+7.8% against last year's final crop.

Analysis

Week ending Jun 21 — 14 weeks ago

West Virginia apple condition fell sharply before harvest

As of the week ending June 21, 2026 - the most recent condition rating USDA published for West Virginia - 0% of the crop was rated good or excellent, down from 78% a year earlier and well below the five-year average of 65%. Eighty-eight percent of the crop was rated very poor. Harvest, though, moved at a normal clip: 27% complete by the week ending August 30, close to the five-year average of 26% and ahead of last year's 22%. USDA's August 2018 forecast put production at 110 million pounds, up 7.8% from last year's 102 million pound final.

This is the most recent reading USDA has published for this crop and state; it is not a current-week rating.

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.

2026202520242023202220212020
West Virginia apple crop condition, 20200%25%50%75%100%Week ending Apr 5: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 17%, Good 73%, Excellent 9% — good+excellent 82% (5-yr avg 44%, last year 31%)Week ending Apr 12: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 17%, Good 73%, Excellent 9% — good+excellent 82% (5-yr avg 41%, last year 21%)Week ending Apr 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 18%, Good 73%, Excellent 8% — good+excellent 81% (5-yr avg 41%, last year 24%)Week ending Apr 26: Very poor 1%, Poor 2%, Fair 17%, Good 72%, Excellent 8% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg 43%, last year 26%)Week ending May 3: Very poor 1%, Poor 1%, Fair 17%, Good 72%, Excellent 9% — good+excellent 81% (5-yr avg 42%, last year 25%)Week ending May 10: Very poor 1%, Poor 1%, Fair 18%, Good 70%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg 41%, last year 25%)Week ending May 17: Very poor 1%, Poor 1%, Fair 19%, Good 70%, Excellent 9% — good+excellent 79% (5-yr avg 42%, last year 27%)Week ending May 24: Very poor 1%, Poor 1%, Fair 18%, Good 71%, Excellent 9% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg 42%, last year 21%)Week ending May 31: Very poor 2%, Poor 0%, Fair 19%, Good 70%, Excellent 9% — good+excellent 79% (5-yr avg 42%, last year 26%)Week ending Jun 7: Very poor 2%, Poor 0%, Fair 19%, Good 70%, Excellent 9% — good+excellent 79% (5-yr avg 43%, last year 27%)Week ending Jun 14: Very poor 2%, Poor 0%, Fair 19%, Good 70%, Excellent 9% — good+excellent 79% (5-yr avg 45%, last year 32%)Week ending Jun 21: Very poor 2%, Poor 1%, Fair 19%, Good 69%, Excellent 9% — good+excellent 78% (5-yr avg 48%, last year 32%)Week ending Jun 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 23%, Good 68%, Excellent 9% — good+excellent 77% (5-yr avg 46%, last year 32%)Week ending Jul 5: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 22%, Good 68%, Excellent 9% — good+excellent 77% (5-yr avg 49%, last year 33%)Week ending Jul 12: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 22%, Good 69%, Excellent 9% — good+excellent 78% (5-yr avg 46%, last year 33%)Week ending Jul 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 22%, Good 70%, Excellent 8% — good+excellent 78% (5-yr avg 45%, last year 31%)Week ending Jul 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 8%, Fair 29%, Good 62%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 63% (5-yr avg 45%, last year 32%)Week ending Aug 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 12%, Fair 32%, Good 55%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 56% (5-yr avg 46%, last year 32%)Week ending Aug 9: Very poor 0%, Poor 18%, Fair 32%, Good 49%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg 45%, last year 33%)Week ending Aug 16: Very poor 0%, Poor 19%, Fair 33%, Good 47%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 48% (5-yr avg 44%, last year 32%)Week ending Aug 23: Very poor 0%, Poor 19%, Fair 34%, Good 46%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 47% (5-yr avg 46%, last year 41%)Week ending Aug 30: Very poor 0%, Poor 19%, Fair 35%, Good 46%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 46% (5-yr avg 49%, last year 50%)Week ending Sep 6: Very poor 0%, Poor 19%, Fair 35%, Good 46%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 46% (5-yr avg 51%, last year 57%)Week ending Sep 13: Very poor 0%, Poor 17%, Fair 37%, Good 46%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 46% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Sep 20: Very poor 0%, Poor 17%, Fair 37%, Good 46%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 46% (5-yr avg —, last year —)−15 pts — week ending Jul 26−15 ptsUSDA forecast — week ending Aug 16USDA forecastHarvest begins — week ending Aug 16Harvest beginsApr 5May 3May 31Jun 28Jul 26Aug 23Sep 20
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 46% good or excellent, week ending Sep 20. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Harvested, 2020

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

West Virginia apple harvested, 20200%50%100%Harvested, week ending Aug 16: 5% (5-yr avg 9%, last year 15%)Harvested, week ending Aug 23: 17% (5-yr avg 17%, last year 25%)Harvested, week ending Aug 30: 29% (5-yr avg 26%, last year 36%)Harvested, week ending Sep 6: 39% (5-yr avg 35%, last year 45%)Harvested, week ending Sep 13: 49% (5-yr avg 44%, last year 56%)Harvested, week ending Sep 20: 59% (5-yr avg 51%, last year 66%)Harvested, week ending Sep 27: 72% (5-yr avg 59%, last year 77%)Harvested, week ending Oct 4: 80% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 84%)Harvested, week ending Oct 11: 85% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 89%)Harvested, week ending Oct 18: 90% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 94%)Harvested, week ending Oct 25: 93% (5-yr avg 91%, last year 97%)Harvested, week ending Nov 1: 96% (5-yr avg 95%, last year 99%)Aug 16Aug 30Sep 13Sep 27Oct 11Oct 25
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 96% as of Nov 1 (5-yr avg 95%).

Forecast record

How the forecast moved to final

Each season's first USDA forecast against the final estimate, with the revision between them.

West Virginia apple crop: USDA first forecast vs final050100150million lb2010: no forecast · final 64.0 million lb20102011: no forecast · final 67.0 million lb20112012: no forecast · final 91.0 million lb20122013: no forecast · final 95.0 million lb20132014: no forecast · final 94.0 million lb20142015: no forecast · final 92.3 million lb20152016: no forecast · final 80.0 million lb20162017: no forecast · final 102.0 million lb20172018: Aug forecast 110.0 million lb · final pending2018
First forecastFinalFinal pending
Crop yearFirst forecast (million lb)FinalRevisionCrop valueShare of US
2018110.0 Augustpending———
2017—102.0—$18M0.9%
2016—80.0—$15M0.7%
2015—92.3—$14M0.9%
2014—94.0—$14M0.8%
2013—95.0—$13M0.9%
2012—91.0—$23M1.0%
2011—67.0—$11M0.7%
2010—64.0—$9M0.7%

Revision is how far the final estimate moved from the season's first forecast — the practical measure of how much weight to give an early number.

Utilization

Where the crop went

Fresh market against processing and unsold volume, by crop year.

West Virginia apple crop: fresh market vs processing050100150million lb2010: fresh 14.0, processing 47.0, not sold 1.0 million lb — 23% fresh20102011: fresh 19.0, processing 46.0, not sold 1.0 million lb — 29% fresh20112012: fresh 13.0, processing 77.0, not sold 0.0 million lb — 14% fresh20122013: fresh 20.0, processing 75.0, not sold 0.0 million lb — 21% fresh20132014: fresh 20.0, processing 74.0, not sold 0.0 million lb — 21% fresh20142015: fresh 18.0, processing 74.0, not sold 0.3 million lb — 20% fresh20152016: fresh 26.8, processing 53.0, not sold 0.2 million lb — 34% fresh20162017: fresh 36.0, processing 65.0, not sold 1.0 million lb — 35% fresh2017
Fresh marketProcessingNot sold

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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