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West Virginia apple crop

USDA last rated the 2025 West Virginia apple crop for the week ending Sep 21, when 58% was good or excellent, versus 0% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 57% complete (five-year average 66%). 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 21, 2025

Good to excellent · last reading

58%of the crop

Share of the 2025 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Sep 21.

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57%

Harvested

−9 points against the five-year pace of 66%.

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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, 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
West Virginia apple crop condition, 20250%25%50%75%100%Week ending Apr 6: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 28%, Good 72%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 72% (5-yr avg 64%, last year 89%)Week ending Apr 13: Very poor 0%, Poor 2%, Fair 28%, Good 70%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 70% (5-yr avg 65%, last year 86%)Week ending Apr 20: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 31%, Good 69%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 69% (5-yr avg 65%, last year 91%)Week ending Apr 27: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 25%, Good 75%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 95%)Week ending May 4: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 24%, Good 76%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 76% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 96%)Week ending May 11: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 25%, Good 74%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 74% (5-yr avg 65%, last year 95%)Week ending May 18: Very poor 0%, Poor 2%, Fair 23%, Good 75%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg 65%, last year 95%)Week ending May 25: Very poor 0%, Poor 2%, Fair 17%, Good 79%, Excellent 2% — good+excellent 81% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 96%)Week ending Jun 1: Very poor 0%, Poor 4%, Fair 23%, Good 73%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 73% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 89%)Week ending Jun 8: Very poor 1%, Poor 0%, Fair 20%, Good 75%, Excellent 4% — good+excellent 79% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 93%)Week ending Jun 15: Very poor 0%, Poor 2%, Fair 18%, Good 76%, Excellent 4% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 88%)Week ending Jun 22: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 21%, Good 75%, Excellent 3% — good+excellent 78% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 85%)Week ending Jun 29: Very poor 0%, Poor 5%, Fair 22%, Good 72%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 73% (5-yr avg 63%, last year 75%)Week ending Jul 6: Very poor 0%, Poor 2%, Fair 20%, Good 75%, Excellent 3% — good+excellent 78% (5-yr avg 65%, last year 77%)Week ending Jul 13: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 21%, Good 78%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 78% (5-yr avg 56%, last year 26%)Week ending Jul 20: Very poor 0%, Poor 2%, Fair 21%, Good 77%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 77% (5-yr avg 52%, last year 22%)Week ending Jul 27: Very poor 1%, Poor 6%, Fair 15%, Good 75%, Excellent 3% — good+excellent 78% (5-yr avg 51%, last year 23%)Week ending Aug 3: Very poor 0%, Poor 4%, Fair 14%, Good 77%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 82% (5-yr avg 47%, last year 10%)Week ending Aug 10: Very poor 0%, Poor 2%, Fair 14%, Good 78%, Excellent 6% — good+excellent 84% (5-yr avg 47%, last year 10%)Week ending Aug 17: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 17%, Good 77%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 82% (5-yr avg 46%, last year 13%)Week ending Aug 24: Very poor 0%, Poor 3%, Fair 18%, Good 79%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 79% (5-yr avg 43%, last year 0%)Week ending Aug 31: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 19%, Good 80%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 81% (5-yr avg 43%, last year 0%)Week ending Sep 7: Very poor 0%, Poor 4%, Fair 24%, Good 72%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 72% (5-yr avg 44%, last year 0%)Week ending Sep 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 9%, Fair 30%, Good 61%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 61% (5-yr avg 41%, last year 0%)Week ending Sep 21: Very poor 0%, Poor 7%, Fair 35%, Good 58%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 58% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)USDA forecast — week ending Aug 17USDA forecastHarvest begins — week ending Aug 17Harvest begins−11 pts — week ending Sep 14−11 ptsApr 6May 4Jun 1Jun 29Jul 27Aug 24Sep 21
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 58% good or excellent, week ending Sep 21. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Harvested, 2025

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

West Virginia apple harvested, 20250%50%100%Harvested, week ending Aug 17: 4% (5-yr avg 10%, last year 19%)Harvested, week ending Aug 24: 12% (5-yr avg 19%, last year 31%)Harvested, week ending Aug 31: 24% (5-yr avg 29%, last year 42%)Harvested, week ending Sep 7: 32% (5-yr avg 39%, last year 52%)Harvested, week ending Sep 14: 41% (5-yr avg 48%, last year 62%)Harvested, week ending Sep 21: 50% (5-yr avg 57%, last year 73%)Harvested, week ending Sep 28: 57% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 81%)Aug 17Aug 24Aug 31Sep 7Sep 14Sep 21Sep 28
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 57% as of Sep 28 (5-yr avg 66%).

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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