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Connecticut sweet corn crop

USDA last rated the 2026 Connecticut sweet corn crop for the week ending Sep 6, when 100% was good or excellent. Harvest is 91% complete (five-year average 90%).

Last rated week ending Sep 6, 2026

Good to excellent · last reading

100%of the crop

Share of the 2026 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Sep 6.

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91%

Harvested

+1 points against the five-year pace of 90%.

Analysis

Week ending Sep 6 — 3 weeks ago

Connecticut sweet corn holds full good-excellent rating

Connecticut's sweet corn was rated 100% good to excellent for the week ending September 6, 2026, unchanged from the prior week and the eleventh straight week rated this season. Planting had finished at 100% by mid-June, well ahead of the five-year average of 78% and last year's 83%. Emergence reached 99% by early July, also ahead of the 88% average and 84% a year earlier. Harvest stood at 74% by September 13, matching the five-year average pace but running behind last year's 77% at the same point.

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 sweet corn crop condition, 20260%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 100%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jul 5: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 75%, Good 25%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 25% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jul 12: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 50%, Good 50%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jul 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 35%, Good 65%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 65% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jul 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 30%, Good 70%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 70% (5-yr avg —, last year 83%)Week ending Aug 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 19%, Good 71%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 81% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 90%)Week ending Aug 9: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 65%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg —, last year 95%)Week ending Aug 16: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 5%, Good 69%, Excellent 26% — good+excellent 95% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 23: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 70%, Excellent 30% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Aug 30: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 70%, Excellent 30% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Sep 6: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 65%, Excellent 35% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvest begins — week ending Jul 12Harvest beginsJun 28Jul 12Jul 26Aug 9Aug 23Sep 6
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

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

Field progress

Planted, 2026

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

Connecticut sweet corn planted, 20260%50%100%Planted, week ending May 3: 40% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending May 10: 45% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending May 17: 46% (5-yr avg 18%, last year 14%)Planted, week ending May 24: 50% (5-yr avg 26%, last year 28%)Planted, week ending May 31: 75% (5-yr avg 41%, last year 47%)Planted, week ending Jun 7: 90% (5-yr avg 61%, last year 67%)Planted, week ending Jun 14: 100% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 83%)May 3May 10May 17May 24May 31Jun 7Jun 14
This year5-yr avgLast year

Planted: 100% as of Jun 14 (5-yr avg 78%).

Field progress

Emerged, 2026

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

Connecticut sweet corn emerged, 20260%50%100%Emerged, week ending May 24: 1% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending May 31: 60% (5-yr avg 14%, last year 17%)Emerged, week ending Jun 7: 70% (5-yr avg 23%, last year 25%)Emerged, week ending Jun 14: 80% (5-yr avg 36%, last year 34%)Emerged, week ending Jun 21: 90% (5-yr avg 60%, last year 48%)Emerged, week ending Jun 28: 95% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 71%)Emerged, week ending Jul 5: 99% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 84%)May 24May 31Jun 7Jun 14Jun 21Jun 28Jul 5
This year5-yr avgLast year

Emerged: 99% as of Jul 5 (5-yr avg 88%).

Field progress

Harvested, 2026

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

Connecticut sweet corn harvested, 20260%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 12: 1% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 19: 1% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 26: 3% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 2: 5% (5-yr avg —, last year 7%)Harvested, week ending Aug 9: 25% (5-yr avg 27%, last year 24%)Harvested, week ending Aug 16: 26% (5-yr avg —, last year 41%)Harvested, week ending Aug 23: 35% (5-yr avg —, last year 55%)Harvested, week ending Aug 30: 40% (5-yr avg —, last year 66%)Harvested, week ending Sep 6: 50% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 73%)Harvested, week ending Sep 13: 74% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 77%)Harvested, week ending Sep 20: 81% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 81%)Harvested, week ending Sep 27: 91% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 93%)Jul 12Jul 26Aug 9Aug 23Sep 6Sep 20
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 91% as of Sep 27 (5-yr avg 90%).

Utilization

Where the crop went

Fresh market against processing and unsold volume, by crop year.

Connecticut sweet corn crop: fresh market vs processing00.10.20.3million cwt2010: fresh 0.2, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 million cwt — 100% fresh20102011: fresh 0.2, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 million cwt — 100% fresh20112012: fresh 0.3, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 million cwt — 100% fresh20122013: fresh 0.2, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 million cwt — 100% fresh20132014: fresh 0.3, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 million cwt — 100% fresh20142015: fresh 0.2, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 million cwt — 100% fresh2015
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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