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West Virginia peach crop

USDA last rated the 2021 West Virginia peach crop for the week ending Aug 22, when 25% was good or excellent, versus 53% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 95% complete (five-year average 94%). 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 22, 2021

Good to excellent · last reading

25%of the crop

Share of the 2021 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Aug 22.

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95%

Harvested

+1 points against the five-year pace of 94%.

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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, 2021

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, 20210%25%50%75%100%Week ending Apr 4: Very poor 7%, Poor 19%, Fair 55%, Good 18%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 19% (5-yr avg 48%, last year 80%)Week ending Apr 11: Very poor 8%, Poor 20%, Fair 53%, Good 18%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 19% (5-yr avg 44%, last year 80%)Week ending Apr 18: Very poor 8%, Poor 20%, Fair 51%, Good 20%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 21% (5-yr avg 42%, last year 80%)Week ending Apr 25: Very poor 8%, Poor 20%, Fair 51%, Good 20%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 21% (5-yr avg 42%, last year 80%)Week ending May 2: Very poor 8%, Poor 20%, Fair 51%, Good 20%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 21% (5-yr avg 42%, last year 80%)Week ending May 9: Very poor 8%, Poor 20%, Fair 51%, Good 20%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 21% (5-yr avg 39%, last year 80%)Week ending May 16: Very poor 9%, Poor 20%, Fair 50%, Good 21%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 21% (5-yr avg 41%, last year 80%)Week ending May 23: Very poor 9%, Poor 20%, Fair 50%, Good 21%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 21% (5-yr avg 41%, last year 80%)Week ending May 30: Very poor 8%, Poor 20%, Fair 51%, Good 20%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 21% (5-yr avg 41%, last year 80%)Week ending Jun 6: Very poor 9%, Poor 20%, Fair 50%, Good 21%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 21% (5-yr avg 41%, last year 80%)Week ending Jun 13: Very poor 9%, Poor 20%, Fair 50%, Good 21%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 21% (5-yr avg 41%, last year 81%)Week ending Jun 20: Very poor 9%, Poor 20%, Fair 51%, Good 20%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 20% (5-yr avg 47%, last year 81%)Week ending Jun 27: Very poor 8%, Poor 20%, Fair 52%, Good 19%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 20% (5-yr avg 45%, last year 81%)Week ending Jul 4: Very poor 8%, Poor 20%, Fair 52%, Good 19%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 20% (5-yr avg 51%, last year 81%)Week ending Jul 11: Very poor 9%, Poor 20%, Fair 51%, Good 19%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 20% (5-yr avg 45%, last year 81%)Week ending Jul 18: Very poor 8%, Poor 20%, Fair 52%, Good 19%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 20% (5-yr avg 44%, last year 81%)Week ending Jul 25: Very poor 9%, Poor 20%, Fair 51%, Good 20%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 20% (5-yr avg 43%, last year 72%)Week ending Aug 1: Very poor 8%, Poor 20%, Fair 52%, Good 20%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 20% (5-yr avg 42%, last year 64%)Week ending Aug 8: Very poor 9%, Poor 19%, Fair 47%, Good 22%, Excellent 3% — good+excellent 25% (5-yr avg 39%, last year 54%)Week ending Aug 15: Very poor 8%, Poor 19%, Fair 48%, Good 22%, Excellent 3% — good+excellent 25% (5-yr avg —, last year 54%)Week ending Aug 22: Very poor 8%, Poor 19%, Fair 48%, Good 22%, Excellent 3% — good+excellent 25% (5-yr avg —, last year 53%)Harvest begins — week ending Jul 18Harvest beginsUSDA forecast — week ending Aug 15USDA forecastApr 4Apr 25May 16Jun 6Jun 27Jul 18Aug 8
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 25% good or excellent, week ending Aug 22. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Harvested, 2021

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

West Virginia peach harvested, 20210%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 18: 8% (5-yr avg 6%, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Jul 25: 17% (5-yr avg 16%, last year 10%)Harvested, week ending Aug 1: 25% (5-yr avg 29%, last year 20%)Harvested, week ending Aug 8: 35% (5-yr avg 42%, last year 33%)Harvested, week ending Aug 15: 51% (5-yr avg 55%, last year 42%)Harvested, week ending Aug 22: 59% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 52%)Harvested, week ending Aug 29: 72% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 61%)Harvested, week ending Sep 5: 82% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 70%)Harvested, week ending Sep 12: 88% (5-yr avg 91%, last year 78%)Harvested, week ending Sep 19: 95% (5-yr avg 94%, last year 83%)Jul 18Aug 1Aug 15Aug 29Sep 12
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 95% as of Sep 19 (5-yr avg 94%).

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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