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West Virginia peach crop

USDA last rated the 2023 West Virginia peach crop for the week ending Aug 20, when 43% was good or excellent. Harvest stood at 95% complete (five-year average 92%). 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 20, 2023

Good to excellent · last reading

43%of the crop

Share of the 2023 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Aug 20.

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95%

Harvested

+3 points against the five-year pace of 92%.

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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, 2023

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, 20230%25%50%75%100%Week ending Apr 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 9%, Fair 54%, Good 37%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 37% (5-yr avg 50%, last year 54%)Week ending Apr 9: Very poor 0%, Poor 9%, Fair 54%, Good 37%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 37% (5-yr avg 51%, last year 54%)Week ending Apr 16: Very poor 0%, Poor 9%, Fair 54%, Good 37%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 37% (5-yr avg 50%, last year 55%)Week ending Apr 23: Very poor 0%, Poor 9%, Fair 54%, Good 37%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 37% (5-yr avg 50%, last year 55%)Week ending Apr 30: Very poor 0%, Poor 9%, Fair 54%, Good 37%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 37% (5-yr avg 49%, last year 55%)Week ending May 7: Very poor 0%, Poor 9%, Fair 54%, Good 37%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 37% (5-yr avg 50%, last year 59%)Week ending May 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 9%, Fair 54%, Good 37%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 37% (5-yr avg 50%, last year 55%)Week ending May 21: Very poor 0%, Poor 9%, Fair 47%, Good 44%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 44% (5-yr avg 48%, last year 55%)Week ending May 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 9%, Fair 47%, Good 44%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 44% (5-yr avg 49%, last year 55%)Week ending Jun 4: Very poor 0%, Poor 9%, Fair 47%, Good 44%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 44% (5-yr avg 49%, last year 55%)Week ending Jun 11: Very poor 0%, Poor 9%, Fair 47%, Good 44%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 44% (5-yr avg 49%, last year 55%)Week ending Jun 18: Very poor 0%, Poor 9%, Fair 47%, Good 44%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 44% (5-yr avg 49%, last year 55%)Week ending Jun 25: Very poor 0%, Poor 9%, Fair 47%, Good 44%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 44% (5-yr avg 52%, last year 64%)Week ending Jul 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 9%, Fair 47%, Good 44%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 44% (5-yr avg 53%, last year 64%)Week ending Jul 9: Very poor 0%, Poor 9%, Fair 47%, Good 44%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 44% (5-yr avg 52%, last year 65%)Week ending Jul 16: Very poor 0%, Poor 9%, Fair 47%, Good 44%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 44% (5-yr avg 52%, last year 64%)Week ending Jul 23: Very poor 0%, Poor 9%, Fair 47%, Good 44%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 44% (5-yr avg 49%, last year 65%)Week ending Jul 30: Very poor 0%, Poor 9%, Fair 46%, Good 45%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 45% (5-yr avg 48%, last year 64%)Week ending Aug 6: Very poor 0%, Poor 9%, Fair 46%, Good 45%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 45% (5-yr avg 47%, last year 65%)Week ending Aug 13: Very poor 0%, Poor 9%, Fair 48%, Good 43%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 43% (5-yr avg —, last year 65%)Week ending Aug 20: Very poor 0%, Poor 9%, Fair 48%, Good 43%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 43% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvest begins — week ending Jul 9Harvest beginsUSDA forecast — week ending Aug 13USDA forecastApr 2Apr 23May 14Jun 4Jun 25Jul 16Aug 6
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 43% good or excellent, week ending Aug 20. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Harvested, 2023

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

West Virginia peach harvested, 20230%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 9: 8% (5-yr avg 2%, last year 9%)Harvested, week ending Jul 16: 15% (5-yr avg 6%, last year 19%)Harvested, week ending Jul 23: 20% (5-yr avg 15%, last year 28%)Harvested, week ending Jul 30: 23% (5-yr avg 26%, last year 37%)Harvested, week ending Aug 6: 32% (5-yr avg 39%, last year 47%)Harvested, week ending Aug 13: 43% (5-yr avg 51%, last year 56%)Harvested, week ending Aug 20: 60% (5-yr avg 61%, last year 62%)Harvested, week ending Aug 27: 75% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 72%)Harvested, week ending Sep 3: 85% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 81%)Harvested, week ending Sep 10: 90% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 87%)Harvested, week ending Sep 17: 95% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 94%)Jul 9Jul 23Aug 6Aug 20Sep 3Sep 17
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 95% as of Sep 17 (5-yr avg 92%).

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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