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West Virginia apple crop

USDA last rated the 2022 West Virginia apple crop for the week ending Sep 25, when 66% was good or excellent. Harvest stood at 96% complete (five-year average 96%). 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 25, 2022

Good to excellent · last reading

66%of the crop

Share of the 2022 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Sep 25.

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96%

Harvested

0 points against the five-year pace of 96%.

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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, 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.

2026202520242023202220212020
West Virginia apple crop condition, 20220%25%50%75%100%Week ending Apr 3: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 43%, Good 57%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 57% (5-yr avg 54%, last year 46%)Week ending Apr 10: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 42%, Good 58%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 58% (5-yr avg 52%, last year 48%)Week ending Apr 17: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 42%, Good 58%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 58% (5-yr avg 54%, last year 55%)Week ending Apr 24: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 42%, Good 58%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 58% (5-yr avg 54%, last year 54%)Week ending May 1: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 42%, Good 58%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 58% (5-yr avg 53%, last year 54%)Week ending May 8: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 42%, Good 58%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 58% (5-yr avg 53%, last year 55%)Week ending May 15: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 42%, Good 58%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 58% (5-yr avg 52%, last year 47%)Week ending May 22: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 42%, Good 58%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 58% (5-yr avg 53%, last year 55%)Week ending May 29: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 42%, Good 58%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 58% (5-yr avg 54%, last year 54%)Week ending Jun 5: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 40%, Good 60%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 60% (5-yr avg 56%, last year 60%)Week ending Jun 12: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 42%, Good 52%, Excellent 6% — good+excellent 58% (5-yr avg 58%, last year 63%)Week ending Jun 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 42%, Good 58%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 58% (5-yr avg 58%, last year 55%)Week ending Jun 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 34%, Good 58%, Excellent 8% — good+excellent 66% (5-yr avg 56%, last year 55%)Week ending Jul 3: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 34%, Good 58%, Excellent 8% — good+excellent 66% (5-yr avg 58%, last year 54%)Week ending Jul 10: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 33%, Good 59%, Excellent 8% — good+excellent 67% (5-yr avg 58%, last year 59%)Week ending Jul 17: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 33%, Good 55%, Excellent 12% — good+excellent 67% (5-yr avg 57%, last year 60%)Week ending Jul 24: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 34%, Good 55%, Excellent 11% — good+excellent 66% (5-yr avg 55%, last year 60%)Week ending Jul 31: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 34%, Good 58%, Excellent 8% — good+excellent 66% (5-yr avg 53%, last year 59%)Week ending Aug 7: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 34%, Good 58%, Excellent 8% — good+excellent 66% (5-yr avg 51%, last year 63%)Week ending Aug 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 34%, Good 58%, Excellent 8% — good+excellent 66% (5-yr avg 51%, last year 62%)Week ending Aug 21: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 34%, Good 58%, Excellent 8% — good+excellent 66% (5-yr avg 53%, last year 62%)Week ending Aug 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 34%, Good 58%, Excellent 8% — good+excellent 66% (5-yr avg 54%, last year 61%)Week ending Sep 4: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 34%, Good 58%, Excellent 8% — good+excellent 66% (5-yr avg 56%, last year 62%)Week ending Sep 11: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 35%, Good 56%, Excellent 9% — good+excellent 65% (5-yr avg —, last year 63%)Week ending Sep 18: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 35%, Good 56%, Excellent 9% — good+excellent 65% (5-yr avg —, last year 62%)Week ending Sep 25: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 34%, Good 56%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 66% (5-yr avg —, last year —)USDA forecast — week ending Aug 14USDA forecastHarvest begins — week ending Aug 14Harvest beginsApr 3May 1May 29Jun 26Jul 24Aug 21Sep 18
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 66% good or excellent, week ending Sep 25. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Harvested, 2022

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

West Virginia apple harvested, 20220%50%100%Harvested, week ending Aug 14: 3% (5-yr avg 7%, last year 4%)Harvested, week ending Aug 21: 9% (5-yr avg 16%, last year 9%)Harvested, week ending Aug 28: 15% (5-yr avg 25%, last year 17%)Harvested, week ending Sep 4: 25% (5-yr avg 36%, last year 27%)Harvested, week ending Sep 11: 31% (5-yr avg 45%, last year 38%)Harvested, week ending Sep 18: 40% (5-yr avg 54%, last year 48%)Harvested, week ending Sep 25: 50% (5-yr avg 63%, last year 58%)Harvested, week ending Oct 2: 60% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 67%)Harvested, week ending Oct 9: 70% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 78%)Harvested, week ending Oct 16: 79% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 84%)Harvested, week ending Oct 23: 86% (5-yr avg 91%, last year 87%)Harvested, week ending Oct 30: 91% (5-yr avg 94%, last year 89%)Harvested, week ending Nov 6: 96% (5-yr avg 96%, last year 92%)Aug 14Aug 28Sep 11Sep 25Oct 9Oct 23Nov 6
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 96% as of Nov 6 (5-yr avg 96%).

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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