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West Virginia peach crop

USDA last rated the 2025 West Virginia peach crop for the week ending Aug 17, when 75% was good or excellent, versus 0% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 96% complete (five-year average 90%). 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 17, 2025

Good to excellent · last reading

75%of the crop

Share of the 2025 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Aug 17.

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96%

Harvested

+6 points against the five-year pace of 90%.

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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, 2025

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, 20250%25%50%75%100%Week ending Apr 6: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 25%, Good 75%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg 54%, last year 86%)Week ending Apr 13: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 27%, Good 73%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 73% (5-yr avg 56%, last year 89%)Week ending Apr 20: Very poor 0%, Poor 2%, Fair 26%, Good 72%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 72% (5-yr avg 56%, last year 89%)Week ending Apr 27: Very poor 0%, Poor 2%, Fair 24%, Good 74%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 74% (5-yr avg 56%, last year 87%)Week ending May 4: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 25%, Good 75%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg 56%, last year 86%)Week ending May 11: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 27%, Good 73%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 73% (5-yr avg 57%, last year 94%)Week ending May 18: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 25%, Good 74%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 74% (5-yr avg 59%, last year 95%)Week ending May 25: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 27%, Good 72%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 72% (5-yr avg 59%, last year 95%)Week ending Jun 1: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 34%, Good 66%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 66% (5-yr avg 57%, last year 88%)Week ending Jun 8: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 35%, Good 64%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 64% (5-yr avg 59%, last year 94%)Week ending Jun 15: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 34%, Good 66%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 66% (5-yr avg 58%, last year 90%)Week ending Jun 22: Very poor 0%, Poor 3%, Fair 27%, Good 70%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 70% (5-yr avg 58%, last year 85%)Week ending Jun 29: Very poor 0%, Poor 5%, Fair 26%, Good 69%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 69% (5-yr avg 56%, last year 76%)Week ending Jul 6: Very poor 0%, Poor 2%, Fair 26%, Good 72%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 72% (5-yr avg 58%, last year 79%)Week ending Jul 13: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 27%, Good 73%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 73% (5-yr avg 46%, last year 23%)Week ending Jul 20: Very poor 0%, Poor 2%, Fair 25%, Good 73%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 73% (5-yr avg 41%, last year 6%)Week ending Jul 27: Very poor 0%, Poor 4%, Fair 25%, Good 71%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 71% (5-yr avg 39%, last year 0%)Week ending Aug 3: Very poor 0%, Poor 2%, Fair 25%, Good 73%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 73% (5-yr avg 38%, last year 0%)Week ending Aug 10: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 26%, Good 73%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 73% (5-yr avg 38%, last year 0%)Week ending Aug 17: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 24%, Good 75%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)−6 pts — week ending Jun 1−6 ptsHarvest begins — week ending Jul 13Harvest beginsUSDA forecast — week ending Aug 17USDA forecastApr 6Apr 27May 18Jun 8Jun 29Jul 20Aug 10
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 75% good or excellent, week ending Aug 17. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Harvested, 2025

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

West Virginia peach harvested, 20250%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 13: 3% (5-yr avg 11%, last year 28%)Harvested, week ending Jul 20: 11% (5-yr avg 19%, last year 43%)Harvested, week ending Jul 27: 22% (5-yr avg 28%, last year 53%)Harvested, week ending Aug 3: 33% (5-yr avg 37%, last year 65%)Harvested, week ending Aug 10: 45% (5-yr avg 48%, last year 76%)Harvested, week ending Aug 17: 56% (5-yr avg 58%, last year 82%)Harvested, week ending Aug 24: 70% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 92%)Harvested, week ending Aug 31: 82% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 96%)Harvested, week ending Sep 7: 91% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 98%)Harvested, week ending Sep 14: 96% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 99%)Jul 13Jul 27Aug 10Aug 24Sep 7
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 96% as of Sep 14 (5-yr avg 90%).

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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