ProduceWire ProduceWire

West Virginia · crop watch

West Virginia peach crop

USDA last rated the 2020 West Virginia peach crop for the week ending Aug 23, when 53% was good or excellent. Harvest stood at 95% complete (five-year average 100%). 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 Aug 23, 2020

Good to excellent · last reading

53%of the crop

Share of the 2020 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Aug 23.

▼

95%

Harvested

−5 points against the five-year pace of 100%.

▼

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, 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 peach crop condition, 20200%25%50%75%100%Week ending Apr 5: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 20%, Good 80%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg 42%, last year 28%)Week ending Apr 12: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 20%, Good 80%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg 39%, last year 28%)Week ending Apr 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 20%, Good 80%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg 37%, last year 24%)Week ending Apr 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 20%, Good 80%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg 36%, last year 24%)Week ending May 3: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 20%, Good 80%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg 36%, last year 26%)Week ending May 10: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 20%, Good 80%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg 35%, last year 27%)Week ending May 17: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 20%, Good 80%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg 35%, last year 27%)Week ending May 24: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 20%, Good 80%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg 34%, last year 20%)Week ending May 31: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 20%, Good 80%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg 36%, last year 22%)Week ending Jun 7: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 20%, Good 80%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg 38%, last year 24%)Week ending Jun 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 19%, Good 80%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 81% (5-yr avg 38%, last year 23%)Week ending Jun 21: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 19%, Good 80%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 81% (5-yr avg 44%, last year 24%)Week ending Jun 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 19%, Good 80%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 81% (5-yr avg 43%, last year 24%)Week ending Jul 5: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 19%, Good 80%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 81% (5-yr avg 49%, last year 32%)Week ending Jul 12: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 19%, Good 80%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 81% (5-yr avg 41%, last year 23%)Week ending Jul 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 19%, Good 80%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 81% (5-yr avg 40%, last year 23%)Week ending Jul 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 9%, Fair 19%, Good 71%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 72% (5-yr avg 41%, last year 22%)Week ending Aug 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 8%, Fair 28%, Good 63%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 64% (5-yr avg 42%, last year 22%)Week ending Aug 9: Very poor 0%, Poor 18%, Fair 28%, Good 53%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 54% (5-yr avg 41%, last year 21%)Week ending Aug 16: Very poor 0%, Poor 18%, Fair 28%, Good 53%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 54% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Aug 23: Very poor 0%, Poor 18%, Fair 29%, Good 52%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 53% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvest begins — week ending Jul 26Harvest begins−10 pts — week ending Aug 9−10 ptsUSDA forecast — week ending Aug 16USDA forecastApr 5Apr 26May 17Jun 7Jun 28Jul 19Aug 9
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 53% good or excellent, week ending Aug 23. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Harvested, 2020

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

West Virginia peach harvested, 20200%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 26: 12% (5-yr avg 19%, last year 11%)Harvested, week ending Aug 2: 21% (5-yr avg 33%, last year 29%)Harvested, week ending Aug 9: 35% (5-yr avg 44%, last year 50%)Harvested, week ending Aug 16: 43% (5-yr avg 60%, last year 63%)Harvested, week ending Aug 23: 53% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 75%)Harvested, week ending Aug 30: 62% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 82%)Harvested, week ending Sep 6: 71% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 89%)Harvested, week ending Sep 13: 79% (5-yr avg 95%, last year 96%)Harvested, week ending Sep 20: 84% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 98%)Harvested, week ending Sep 27: 87% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 99%)Harvested, week ending Oct 4: 95% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Jul 26Aug 9Aug 23Sep 6Sep 20Oct 4
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 95% as of Oct 4 (5-yr avg 100%).

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

Get the Weekly Market Brief

Price moves, freight signals, and the produce stories that matter — one email, every week. Built for buyers, category managers, and brokers.

Subscribe free →