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Connecticut strawberry crop

USDA last rated the 2025 Connecticut strawberry crop for the week ending Jul 6, when 100% was good or excellent, versus 95% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 100% complete.

Last rated week ending Jul 6, 2025

Good to excellent · last reading

100%of the crop

Share of the 2025 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Jul 6.

–

100%

Harvested

As of Jul 27.

Analysis

Week ending Jul 12 — 11 weeks ago

Connecticut strawberries rated fully good to excellent

USDA rated Connecticut's strawberry crop for the week ending July 12, 2026, the most recent reading published for the state. All acreage was rated good to excellent, up 10 points from the prior week, with none in fair or poor categories. Planting, green tip, pink, full bloom and petal fall stages were all complete by that week. Fruit set was projected for the week ending July 19, with harvest to follow the week ending August 2. Five-year average and year-ago comparisons were not available for this crop. The next USDA report should show whether the crop held its condition into fruit set and harvest.

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
Connecticut strawberry crop condition, 20250%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 22: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 70%, Excellent 30% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 95%)Week ending Jun 29: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 80%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg —, last year 96%)Week ending Jul 6: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 70%, Excellent 30% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 95%)−10 pts — week ending Jun 29−10 ptsJun 22Jun 29Jul 6
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 100% good or excellent, week ending Jul 6. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2025

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

Connecticut strawberry green tip, 20250%50%100%Green tip, week ending May 4: 45% (5-yr avg —, last year 10%)Green tip, week ending May 11: 65% (5-yr avg 26%, last year 25%)Green tip, week ending May 18: 75% (5-yr avg 51%, last year 49%)Green tip, week ending May 25: 80% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 57%)Green tip, week ending Jun 1: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 68%)May 4May 11May 18May 25Jun 1
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 100% as of Jun 1.

Field progress

Pink, 2025

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

Connecticut strawberry pink, 20250%50%100%Pink, week ending May 18: 5% (5-yr avg 18%, last year 1%)Pink, week ending May 25: 12% (5-yr avg 44%, last year 14%)Pink, week ending Jun 1: 75% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 32%)Pink, week ending Jun 8: 89% (5-yr avg —, last year 65%)Pink, week ending Jun 15: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year 91%)May 18May 25Jun 1Jun 8Jun 15
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 95% as of Jun 15.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2025

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

Connecticut strawberry full bloom, 20250%50%100%Full bloom, week ending Jun 8: 45% (5-yr avg 61%, last year 40%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 15: 80% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 75%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 22: 96% (5-yr avg —, last year 93%)Jun 8Jun 15Jun 22
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 96% as of Jun 22.

Field progress

Petal fall, 2025

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

Connecticut strawberry petal fall, 20250%50%100%Petal fall, week ending Jun 15: 45% (5-yr avg 59%, last year 47%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 22: 75% (5-yr avg —, last year 76%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 29: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 97%)Jun 15Jun 22Jun 29
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 100% as of Jun 29.

Field progress

Fruit set, 2025

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

Connecticut strawberry fruit set, 20250%50%100%Fruit set, week ending Jun 15: 45% (5-yr avg 33%, last year 22%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 22: 50% (5-yr avg 60%, last year 52%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 29: 95% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 60%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 6: 100% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 86%)Jun 15Jun 22Jun 29Jul 6
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 100% as of Jul 6 (5-yr avg 87%).

Field progress

Harvested, 2025

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

Connecticut strawberry harvested, 20250%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jun 15: 23% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jun 22: 25% (5-yr avg 24%, last year 13%)Harvested, week ending Jun 29: 41% (5-yr avg 46%, last year 35%)Harvested, week ending Jul 6: 78% (5-yr avg 63%, last year 65%)Harvested, week ending Jul 13: 90% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 76%)Harvested, week ending Jul 20: 95% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 84%)Harvested, week ending Jul 27: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jun 15Jun 22Jun 29Jul 6Jul 13Jul 20Jul 27
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 100% as of Jul 27.

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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