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West Virginia peach crop

USDA last rated the 2026 West Virginia peach crop for the week ending Jun 21, when 0% was good or excellent, 57 points below the five-year average of 57%, versus 70% at this point last year. Harvest is 95% complete (five-year average 98%). USDA's August forecast puts the 2018 crop at 6.5 thousand tons, down 1.5% from last year's final of 6.6.

Last rated week ending Jun 21, 2026

Good to excellent · last reading

0%of the crop

57 points below the five-year average for this week, and 70% a year ago.

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95%

Harvested

−3 points against the five-year pace of 98%.

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6.5

thousand tons, 2018 forecast

−1.5% against last year's final crop.

Analysis

Week ending Jun 21 — 14 weeks ago

West Virginia peach condition rated far below average

In the week ending June 21, 2026, USDA's most recent rating for West Virginia peaches, good-to-excellent condition stood at 0%, down from 70% a year earlier and far below the five-year average of 57%; 97% of the crop was rated very poor. USDA's August 2018 forecast put production at 6.5 thousand tons, down 1.5% from last year's final 6.6 thousand tons but well above the 3.5 thousand tons harvested two years earlier. Harvest reached 65% complete by August 30, trailing both the five-year average of 81% and last year's 80% pace, leaving more of the crop still to come in than usual at this point in the season.

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, 2026

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 peach crop condition, 20260%25%50%75%100%Week ending Apr 5: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 40%, Good 59%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 59% (5-yr avg 53%, last year 75%)Week ending Apr 12: Very poor 2%, Poor 16%, Fair 50%, Good 32%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 32% (5-yr avg 54%, last year 73%)Week ending Apr 19: Very poor 4%, Poor 9%, Fair 46%, Good 41%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 41% (5-yr avg 55%, last year 72%)Week ending Apr 26: Very poor 76%, Poor 22%, Fair 2%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg 55%, last year 74%)Week ending May 3: Very poor 76%, Poor 24%, Fair 0%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg 55%, last year 75%)Week ending May 10: Very poor 90%, Poor 7%, Fair 3%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg 56%, last year 73%)Week ending May 17: Very poor 90%, Poor 5%, Fair 5%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg 58%, last year 74%)Week ending May 24: Very poor 91%, Poor 5%, Fair 4%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg 57%, last year 72%)Week ending May 31: Very poor 93%, Poor 7%, Fair 0%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg 55%, last year 66%)Week ending Jun 7: Very poor 93%, Poor 6%, Fair 1%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg 56%, last year 64%)Week ending Jun 14: Very poor 93%, Poor 6%, Fair 1%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg 55%, last year 66%)Week ending Jun 21: Very poor 97%, Poor 2%, Fair 1%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg 57%, last year 70%)−41 pts — week ending Apr 26−41 ptsUSDA forecast — week ending Jun 21USDA forecastHarvest begins — week ending Jun 21Harvest beginsApr 5Apr 19May 3May 17May 31Jun 14
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 0% good or excellent, week ending Jun 21. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Harvested, 2026

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

West Virginia peach harvested, 20260%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 12: 1% (5-yr avg 11%, last year 3%)Harvested, week ending Jul 19: 6% (5-yr avg 20%, last year 10%)Harvested, week ending Jul 26: 12% (5-yr avg 29%, last year 20%)Harvested, week ending Aug 2: 21% (5-yr avg 38%, last year 31%)Harvested, week ending Aug 9: 33% (5-yr avg 48%, last year 43%)Harvested, week ending Aug 16: 41% (5-yr avg 59%, last year 54%)Harvested, week ending Aug 23: 52% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 68%)Harvested, week ending Aug 30: 65% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 80%)Harvested, week ending Sep 6: 73% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 90%)Harvested, week ending Sep 13: 90% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 95%)Harvested, week ending Sep 20: 95% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 99%)Jul 12Jul 26Aug 9Aug 23Sep 6Sep 20
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 95% as of Sep 20 (5-yr avg 98%).

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 peach crop: USDA first forecast vs final02468thousand tons2010: no forecast · final 5.3 thousand tons20102011: no forecast · final 5.7 thousand tons20112012: no forecast · final 5.3 thousand tons20122013: no forecast · final 5.7 thousand tons20132014: no forecast · final 5.4 thousand tons20142015: no forecast · final 5.8 thousand tons20152016: no forecast · final 3.5 thousand tons20162017: no forecast · final 6.6 thousand tons20172018: Aug forecast 6.5 thousand tons · final pending2018
First forecastFinalFinal pending
Crop yearFirst forecast (thousand tons)FinalRevisionCrop valueShare of US
20186.5 Augustpending———
2017—6.6—$6M0.9%
2016—3.5—$4M0.4%
2015—5.8—$6M0.7%
2014—5.4—$5M0.6%
2013—5.7—$5M0.6%
2012—5.3—$7M0.5%
2011—5.7—$5M0.5%
2010—5.3—$5M0.5%

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 peach crop: fresh market vs processing02468thousand tons2010: fresh 5.0, processing 0.0, not sold 0.2 thousand tons — 97% fresh20102011: fresh 5.5, processing 0.0, not sold 0.1 thousand tons — 99% fresh20112012: fresh 5.2, processing 0.0, not sold 0.1 thousand tons — 98% fresh20122013: fresh 5.5, processing 0.0, not sold 0.1 thousand tons — 98% fresh20132014: fresh 5.3, processing 0.0, not sold 0.1 thousand tons — 98% fresh20142015: fresh 5.7, processing 0.0, not sold 0.1 thousand tons — 98% fresh20152016: fresh 3.5, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 thousand tons — 100% fresh20162017: fresh 6.6, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 thousand tons — 100% 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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