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Connecticut blueberry crop

USDA last rated the 2022 Connecticut blueberry crop for the week ending Aug 14, when 92% was good or excellent. Harvest stood at 100% complete (five-year average 88%).

Last rated week ending Aug 14, 2022

Good to excellent · last reading

92%of the crop

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

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100%

Harvested

+12 points against the five-year pace of 88%.

Analysis

Week ending Aug 9 — 7 weeks ago

Connecticut blueberries rated 85% good to excellent

Connecticut's blueberry crop was rated 85% good to excellent for the week ending August 9, 2026, up 5 points from the prior week, with the rest of the crop rated fair. USDA had not published a five-year average or year-ago comparison for this state. Harvest was complete by the week ending August 30, with all growth stages, including fruit set, at 100%. Watch for USDA's next Connecticut rating to see how the crop finished 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.

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Connecticut blueberry crop condition, 20220%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 25%, Excellent 75% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending Jun 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 18%, Excellent 82% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 3: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 80%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 10: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 20%, Excellent 80% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 17: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 10%, Excellent 90% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 24: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 40%, Good 60%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 60% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 31: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 24%, Good 55%, Excellent 21% — good+excellent 76% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 7: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 75%, Excellent 15% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 89%)Week ending Aug 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 8%, Good 76%, Excellent 16% — good+excellent 92% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvest begins — week ending Jul 3Harvest begins−40 pts — week ending Jul 24−40 ptsJun 19Jul 3Jul 17Jul 31Aug 14
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 92% good or excellent, week ending Aug 14. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2022

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

Connecticut blueberry green tip, 20220%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 17: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Apr 24: 36% (5-yr avg —, last year 8%)Green tip, week ending May 1: 40% (5-yr avg —, last year 49%)Green tip, week ending May 8: 60% (5-yr avg 45%, last year 70%)Green tip, week ending May 15: 89% (5-yr avg 63%, last year 75%)Green tip, week ending May 22: 100% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 85%)Green tip, week ending May 29: 100% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 90%)Green tip, week ending Jun 5: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 94%)Apr 17Apr 24May 1May 8May 15May 22May 29Jun 5
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 100% as of Jun 5.

Field progress

Pink, 2022

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

Connecticut blueberry pink, 20220%50%100%Pink, week ending May 1: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 8: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 33%)Pink, week ending May 15: 58% (5-yr avg 29%, last year 43%)Pink, week ending May 22: 86% (5-yr avg 48%, last year 63%)Pink, week ending May 29: 98% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 69%)Pink, week ending Jun 5: 100% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 74%)May 1May 8May 15May 22May 29Jun 5
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 100% as of Jun 5 (5-yr avg 73%).

Field progress

Full bloom, 2022

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

Connecticut blueberry full bloom, 20220%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 8: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 15: 28% (5-yr avg —, last year 6%)Full bloom, week ending May 22: 60% (5-yr avg 15%, last year 37%)Full bloom, week ending May 29: 80% (5-yr avg 27%, last year 45%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 5: 85% (5-yr avg 36%, last year 48%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 12: 100% (5-yr avg 58%, last year 73%)May 8May 15May 22May 29Jun 5Jun 12
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 100% as of Jun 12 (5-yr avg 58%).

Field progress

Petal fall, 2022

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

Connecticut blueberry petal fall, 20220%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 22: 12% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending May 29: 25% (5-yr avg —, last year 3%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 5: 66% (5-yr avg 12%, last year 6%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 12: 86% (5-yr avg 34%, last year 43%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 19: 86% (5-yr avg 57%, last year 82%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 26: 86% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 94%)May 22May 29Jun 5Jun 12Jun 19Jun 26
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 86% as of Jun 26 (5-yr avg 71%).

Field progress

Fruit set, 2022

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

Connecticut blueberry fruit set, 20220%50%100%Fruit set, week ending May 29: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 5: 30% (5-yr avg —, last year 1%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 12: 75% (5-yr avg —, last year 22%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 19: 86% (5-yr avg 24%, last year 54%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 26: 86% (5-yr avg 42%, last year 64%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 3: 97% (5-yr avg 60%, last year 86%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 10: 97% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 99%)May 29Jun 5Jun 12Jun 19Jun 26Jul 3Jul 10
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 97% as of Jul 10 (5-yr avg 77%).

Field progress

Harvested, 2022

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

Connecticut blueberry harvested, 20220%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jun 26: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 3: 1% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Jul 10: 1% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Jul 17: 8% (5-yr avg —, last year 4%)Harvested, week ending Jul 24: 10% (5-yr avg —, last year 9%)Harvested, week ending Jul 31: 18% (5-yr avg 15%, last year 22%)Harvested, week ending Aug 7: 75% (5-yr avg 26%, last year 31%)Harvested, week ending Aug 14: 78% (5-yr avg 38%, last year 41%)Harvested, week ending Aug 21: 82% (5-yr avg 53%, last year 67%)Harvested, week ending Aug 28: 100% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 80%)Harvested, week ending Sep 4: 100% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 93%)Harvested, week ending Sep 11: 100% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 98%)Jun 26Jul 10Jul 24Aug 7Aug 21Sep 4
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 100% as of Sep 11 (5-yr avg 88%).

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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