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West Virginia apple crop

USDA last rated the 2024 West Virginia apple crop for the week ending Oct 20, when 0% was good or excellent. Harvest stood at 96% complete (five-year average 87%). 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 Oct 20, 2024

Good to excellent · last reading

0%of the crop

Share of the 2024 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Oct 20.

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96%

Harvested

+9 points against the five-year pace of 87%.

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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, 2024

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, 20240%25%50%75%100%Week ending Mar 31: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 2%, Good 74%, Excellent 23% — good+excellent 97% (5-yr avg 52%, last year 40%)Week ending Apr 7: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 10%, Good 74%, Excellent 15% — good+excellent 89% (5-yr avg 52%, last year 41%)Week ending Apr 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 14%, Good 85%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 86% (5-yr avg 52%, last year 41%)Week ending Apr 21: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 9%, Good 90%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 91% (5-yr avg 52%, last year 41%)Week ending Apr 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 4%, Good 95%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 95% (5-yr avg 52%, last year 41%)Week ending May 5: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 3%, Good 90%, Excellent 6% — good+excellent 96% (5-yr avg 53%, last year 47%)Week ending May 12: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 4%, Good 95%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 95% (5-yr avg 51%, last year 45%)Week ending May 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 4%, Good 95%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 95% (5-yr avg 52%, last year 40%)Week ending May 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 3%, Good 95%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 96% (5-yr avg 50%, last year 40%)Week ending Jun 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 10%, Good 89%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 89% (5-yr avg 55%, last year 48%)Week ending Jun 9: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 6%, Good 92%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 93% (5-yr avg 54%, last year 43%)Week ending Jun 16: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 12%, Good 88%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 88% (5-yr avg 54%, last year 46%)Week ending Jun 23: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 15%, Good 85%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 85% (5-yr avg 55%, last year 45%)Week ending Jun 30: Very poor 0%, Poor 5%, Fair 20%, Good 75%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg 55%, last year 45%)Week ending Jul 7: Very poor 0%, Poor 6%, Fair 17%, Good 77%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 77% (5-yr avg 56%, last year 45%)Week ending Jul 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 4%, Fair 70%, Good 26%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 26% (5-yr avg 56%, last year 46%)Week ending Jul 21: Very poor 0%, Poor 6%, Fair 72%, Good 22%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 22% (5-yr avg 54%, last year 46%)Week ending Jul 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 6%, Fair 71%, Good 23%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 23% (5-yr avg 52%, last year 48%)Week ending Aug 4: Very poor 0%, Poor 17%, Fair 73%, Good 10%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 10% (5-yr avg 52%, last year 49%)Week ending Aug 11: Very poor 0%, Poor 17%, Fair 73%, Good 10%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 10% (5-yr avg 51%, last year 47%)Week ending Aug 18: Very poor 0%, Poor 14%, Fair 73%, Good 12%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 13% (5-yr avg 50%, last year 42%)Week ending Aug 25: Very poor 15%, Poor 24%, Fair 61%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg 52%, last year 42%)Week ending Sep 1: Very poor 10%, Poor 20%, Fair 70%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg 53%, last year 42%)Week ending Sep 8: Very poor 15%, Poor 25%, Fair 60%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg 55%, last year 43%)Week ending Sep 15: Very poor 21%, Poor 31%, Fair 48%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 35%)Week ending Sep 22: Very poor 20%, Poor 28%, Fair 52%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Sep 29: Very poor 15%, Poor 32%, Fair 53%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Oct 6: Very poor 8%, Poor 35%, Fair 57%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Oct 13: Very poor 10%, Poor 35%, Fair 55%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Oct 20: Very poor 9%, Poor 35%, Fair 56%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)−51 pts — week ending Jul 14−51 ptsHarvest begins — week ending Aug 11Harvest beginsUSDA forecast — week ending Aug 18USDA forecastMar 31Apr 28May 26Jun 23Jul 21Aug 18Sep 15Oct 13
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 0% good or excellent, week ending Oct 20. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Harvested, 2024

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

West Virginia apple harvested, 20240%50%100%Harvested, week ending Aug 11: 10% (5-yr avg 4%, last year 5%)Harvested, week ending Aug 18: 21% (5-yr avg 11%, last year 14%)Harvested, week ending Aug 25: 33% (5-yr avg 20%, last year 24%)Harvested, week ending Sep 1: 43% (5-yr avg 30%, last year 35%)Harvested, week ending Sep 8: 54% (5-yr avg 39%, last year 44%)Harvested, week ending Sep 15: 63% (5-yr avg 48%, last year 50%)Harvested, week ending Sep 22: 75% (5-yr avg 57%, last year 55%)Harvested, week ending Sep 29: 82% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 63%)Harvested, week ending Oct 6: 87% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 68%)Harvested, week ending Oct 13: 93% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 73%)Harvested, week ending Oct 20: 96% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 79%)Aug 11Aug 25Sep 8Sep 22Oct 6Oct 20
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 96% as of Oct 20 (5-yr avg 87%).

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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