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Connecticut strawberry crop

USDA last rated the 2026 Connecticut strawberry crop for the week ending Jul 12, when 100% was good or excellent. Harvest stood at 100% complete.

Last rated week ending Jul 12, 2026

Good to excellent · last reading

100%of the crop

Share of the 2026 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Jul 12.

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100%

Harvested

As of Aug 2.

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, 2026

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, 20260%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 14: Very poor 10%, Poor 50%, Fair 40%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jun 21: Very poor 5%, Poor 20%, Fair 20%, Good 45%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 55% (5-yr avg 91%, last year 100%)Week ending Jun 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 15%, Fair 40%, Good 40%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 45% (5-yr avg 91%, last year 90%)Week ending Jul 5: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 80%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 12: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 90%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvest begins — week ending Jun 14Harvest begins−10 pts — week ending Jun 28−10 ptsJun 14Jun 21Jun 28Jul 5Jul 12
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 100% good or excellent, week ending Jul 12. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Planted, 2026

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

Connecticut strawberry planted, 20260%50%100%Planted, week ending Apr 26: 35% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending May 3: 65% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending May 10: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending May 17: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending May 24: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending May 31: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending Jun 7: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Apr 26May 3May 10May 17May 24May 31Jun 7
This year5-yr avgLast year

Planted: 100% as of Jun 7.

Field progress

Green tip, 2026

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

Connecticut strawberry green tip, 20260%50%100%Green tip, week ending May 3: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending May 10: 45% (5-yr avg 35%, last year 62%)Green tip, week ending May 17: 80% (5-yr avg 58%, last year 74%)Green tip, week ending May 24: 89% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 79%)Green tip, week ending May 31: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 97%)Green tip, week ending Jun 7: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 3May 10May 17May 24May 31Jun 7
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 100% as of Jun 7.

Field progress

Pink, 2026

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

Connecticut strawberry pink, 20260%50%100%Pink, week ending May 24: 45% (5-yr avg 38%, last year 11%)Pink, week ending May 31: 100% (5-yr avg 65%, last year 66%)Pink, week ending Jun 7: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 87%)Pink, week ending Jun 21: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 24May 31Jun 7Jun 21
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 100% as of Jun 21.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2026

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

Connecticut strawberry full bloom, 20260%50%100%Full bloom, week ending Jun 14: 100% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 75%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 21: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 94%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 28: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jun 14Jun 21Jun 28
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 100% as of Jun 28.

Field progress

Petal fall, 2026

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

Connecticut strawberry petal fall, 20260%50%100%Petal fall, week ending Jun 14: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending Jun 21: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 71%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 28: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 96%)Petal fall, week ending Jul 5: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending Jul 12: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jun 14Jun 21Jun 28Jul 5Jul 12
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 100% as of Jul 12.

Field progress

Fruit set, 2026

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

Connecticut strawberry fruit set, 20260%50%100%Fruit set, week ending Jun 14: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 21: 100% (5-yr avg 64%, last year 49%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 28: 100% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 89%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 5: 100% (5-yr avg 94%, last year 99%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 12: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jul 19: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jun 14Jun 21Jun 28Jul 5Jul 12Jul 19
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 100% as of Jul 19.

Field progress

Harvested, 2026

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

Connecticut strawberry harvested, 20260%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jun 14: 50% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jun 21: 62% (5-yr avg 24%, last year 25%)Harvested, week ending Jun 28: 70% (5-yr avg 49%, last year 39%)Harvested, week ending Jul 5: 92% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 73%)Harvested, week ending Jul 12: 96% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 88%)Harvested, week ending Jul 19: 100% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 94%)Harvested, week ending Jul 26: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)Harvested, week ending Aug 2: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jun 14Jun 21Jun 28Jul 5Jul 12Jul 19Jul 26Aug 2
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 100% as of Aug 2.

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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