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West Virginia peach crop

USDA last rated the 2024 West Virginia peach crop for the week ending Sep 1, when 0% was good or excellent. Harvest stood at 96% complete (five-year average 77%). 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 Sep 1, 2024

Good to excellent · last reading

0%of the crop

Share of the 2024 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Sep 1.

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96%

Harvested

+19 points against the five-year pace of 77%.

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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, 2024

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, 20240%25%50%75%100%Week ending Mar 31: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 80%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 44%, last year 37%)Week ending Apr 7: Very poor 0%, Poor 4%, Fair 10%, Good 76%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 86% (5-yr avg 43%, last year 37%)Week ending Apr 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 11%, Good 88%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 89% (5-yr avg 44%, last year 37%)Week ending Apr 21: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 11%, Good 88%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 89% (5-yr avg 43%, last year 37%)Week ending Apr 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 12%, Good 86%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 87% (5-yr avg 43%, last year 37%)Week ending May 5: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 13%, Good 86%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 86% (5-yr avg 44%, last year 37%)Week ending May 12: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 5%, Good 93%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 94% (5-yr avg 44%, last year 37%)Week ending May 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 4%, Good 94%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 95% (5-yr avg 45%, last year 44%)Week ending May 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 4%, Good 94%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 95% (5-yr avg 44%, last year 44%)Week ending Jun 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 11%, Good 88%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 88% (5-yr avg 44%, last year 44%)Week ending Jun 9: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 5%, Good 94%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 94% (5-yr avg 45%, last year 44%)Week ending Jun 16: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 90%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 44%, last year 44%)Week ending Jun 23: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 15%, Good 85%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 85% (5-yr avg 46%, last year 44%)Week ending Jun 30: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 24%, Good 76%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 76% (5-yr avg 46%, last year 44%)Week ending Jul 7: Very poor 0%, Poor 3%, Fair 18%, Good 79%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 79% (5-yr avg 48%, last year 44%)Week ending Jul 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 5%, Fair 72%, Good 23%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 23% (5-yr avg 46%, last year 44%)Week ending Jul 21: Very poor 0%, Poor 18%, Fair 76%, Good 6%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 6% (5-yr avg 45%, last year 44%)Week ending Jul 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 18%, Fair 82%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg 43%, last year 45%)Week ending Aug 4: Very poor 0%, Poor 22%, Fair 78%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg 43%, last year 45%)Week ending Aug 11: Very poor 0%, Poor 22%, Fair 78%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg 42%, last year 43%)Week ending Aug 18: Very poor 0%, Poor 18%, Fair 82%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 43%)Week ending Aug 25: Very poor 14%, Poor 20%, Fair 66%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Sep 1: Very poor 8%, Poor 20%, Fair 72%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvest begins — week ending Jul 7Harvest begins−56 pts — week ending Jul 14−56 ptsUSDA forecast — week ending Aug 18USDA forecastMar 31Apr 21May 12Jun 2Jun 23Jul 14Aug 4Aug 25
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 0% good or excellent, week ending Sep 1. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Harvested, 2024

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

West Virginia peach harvested, 20240%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 7: 9% (5-yr avg 2%, last year 6%)Harvested, week ending Jul 14: 31% (5-yr avg 7%, last year 13%)Harvested, week ending Jul 21: 45% (5-yr avg 13%, last year 19%)Harvested, week ending Jul 28: 54% (5-yr avg 21%, last year 22%)Harvested, week ending Aug 4: 67% (5-yr avg 33%, last year 29%)Harvested, week ending Aug 11: 77% (5-yr avg 46%, last year 40%)Harvested, week ending Aug 18: 83% (5-yr avg 56%, last year 55%)Harvested, week ending Aug 25: 93% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 71%)Harvested, week ending Sep 1: 96% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 82%)Jul 7Jul 21Aug 4Aug 18Sep 1
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 96% as of Sep 1 (5-yr avg 77%).

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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