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West Virginia peach crop

USDA last rated the 2022 West Virginia peach crop for the week ending Aug 14, when 65% was good or excellent, versus 25% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 95% complete (five-year average 93%). 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 14, 2022

Good to excellent · last reading

65%of the crop

Share of the 2022 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Aug 14.

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95%

Harvested

+2 points against the five-year pace of 93%.

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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, 2022

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, 20220%25%50%75%100%Week ending Apr 3: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 46%, Good 54%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 54% (5-yr avg 45%, last year 19%)Week ending Apr 10: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 46%, Good 54%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 54% (5-yr avg 45%, last year 19%)Week ending Apr 17: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 45%, Good 55%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 55% (5-yr avg 44%, last year 21%)Week ending Apr 24: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 45%, Good 55%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 55% (5-yr avg 44%, last year 21%)Week ending May 1: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 45%, Good 55%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 55% (5-yr avg 44%, last year 21%)Week ending May 8: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 41%, Good 59%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 59% (5-yr avg 42%, last year 21%)Week ending May 15: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 45%, Good 55%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 55% (5-yr avg 44%, last year 21%)Week ending May 22: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 45%, Good 55%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 55% (5-yr avg 43%, last year 21%)Week ending May 29: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 45%, Good 55%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 55% (5-yr avg 43%, last year 21%)Week ending Jun 5: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 45%, Good 55%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 55% (5-yr avg 44%, last year 21%)Week ending Jun 12: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 45%, Good 55%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 55% (5-yr avg 44%, last year 21%)Week ending Jun 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 45%, Good 55%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 55% (5-yr avg 49%, last year 20%)Week ending Jun 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 36%, Good 55%, Excellent 9% — good+excellent 64% (5-yr avg 46%, last year 20%)Week ending Jul 3: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 36%, Good 55%, Excellent 9% — good+excellent 64% (5-yr avg 52%, last year 20%)Week ending Jul 10: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 35%, Good 56%, Excellent 9% — good+excellent 65% (5-yr avg 46%, last year 20%)Week ending Jul 17: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 36%, Good 55%, Excellent 9% — good+excellent 64% (5-yr avg 45%, last year 20%)Week ending Jul 24: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 35%, Good 56%, Excellent 9% — good+excellent 65% (5-yr avg 43%, last year 20%)Week ending Jul 31: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 36%, Good 55%, Excellent 9% — good+excellent 64% (5-yr avg 41%, last year 20%)Week ending Aug 7: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 35%, Good 56%, Excellent 9% — good+excellent 65% (5-yr avg 40%, last year 25%)Week ending Aug 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 35%, Good 56%, Excellent 9% — good+excellent 65% (5-yr avg —, last year 25%)Harvest begins — week ending Jul 10Harvest beginsUSDA forecast — week ending Aug 14USDA forecastApr 3Apr 24May 15Jun 5Jun 26Jul 17Aug 7
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 65% good or excellent, week ending Aug 14. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Harvested, 2022

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

West Virginia peach harvested, 20220%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 10: 11% (5-yr avg 0%, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Jul 17: 20% (5-yr avg 5%, last year 7%)Harvested, week ending Jul 24: 29% (5-yr avg 15%, last year 16%)Harvested, week ending Jul 31: 38% (5-yr avg 27%, last year 24%)Harvested, week ending Aug 7: 48% (5-yr avg 40%, last year 34%)Harvested, week ending Aug 14: 57% (5-yr avg 52%, last year 49%)Harvested, week ending Aug 21: 63% (5-yr avg 65%, last year 58%)Harvested, week ending Aug 28: 73% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 70%)Harvested, week ending Sep 4: 82% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 81%)Harvested, week ending Sep 11: 88% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 87%)Harvested, week ending Sep 18: 95% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 94%)Jul 10Jul 24Aug 7Aug 21Sep 4Sep 18
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 95% as of Sep 18 (5-yr avg 93%).

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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