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Connecticut sweet corn crop

USDA last rated the 2024 Connecticut sweet corn crop for the week ending Aug 25, when 95% was good or excellent. Harvest stood at 93% complete (five-year average 90%).

Last rated week ending Aug 25, 2024

Good to excellent · last reading

95%of the crop

Share of the 2024 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Aug 25.

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93%

Harvested

+3 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, 2024

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, 20240%25%50%75%100%Week ending Aug 4: Very poor 0%, Poor 30%, Fair 40%, Good 20%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 30% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 90%)Week ending Aug 11: Very poor 0%, Poor 10%, Fair 20%, Good 50%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 70% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Aug 18: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 60%, Excellent 30% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Aug 25: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 5%, Good 60%, Excellent 35% — good+excellent 95% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvest begins — week ending Aug 11Harvest beginsAug 4Aug 11Aug 18Aug 25
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 95% good or excellent, week ending Aug 25. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Planted, 2024

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

Connecticut sweet corn planted, 20240%50%100%Planted, week ending Apr 21: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending Apr 28: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending May 5: 0% (5-yr avg 5%, last year 5%)Planted, week ending May 12: 10% (5-yr avg 12%, last year 10%)Planted, week ending May 19: 21% (5-yr avg 19%, last year 22%)Planted, week ending May 26: 25% (5-yr avg 27%, last year 32%)Planted, week ending Jun 2: 35% (5-yr avg 44%, last year 60%)Planted, week ending Jun 9: 57% (5-yr avg 58%, last year 77%)Planted, week ending Jun 16: 75% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 91%)Planted, week ending Jun 23: 85% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 99%)Planted, week ending Jun 30: 95% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 100%)Apr 21May 5May 19Jun 2Jun 16Jun 30
This year5-yr avgLast year

Planted: 95% as of Jun 30 (5-yr avg 92%).

Field progress

Emerged, 2024

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

Connecticut sweet corn emerged, 20240%50%100%Emerged, week ending May 19: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 9%)Emerged, week ending May 26: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 18%)Emerged, week ending Jun 2: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 28%)Emerged, week ending Jun 9: 13% (5-yr avg —, last year 41%)Emerged, week ending Jun 16: 40% (5-yr avg —, last year 66%)Emerged, week ending Jun 23: 65% (5-yr avg —, last year 86%)Emerged, week ending Jun 30: 80% (5-yr avg —, last year 94%)Emerged, week ending Jul 7: 90% (5-yr avg —, last year 96%)Emerged, week ending Jul 14: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 19Jun 2Jun 16Jun 30Jul 14
This year5-yr avgLast year

Emerged: 95% as of Jul 14.

Field progress

Harvested, 2024

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

Connecticut sweet corn harvested, 20240%50%100%Harvested, week ending Aug 4: 0% (5-yr avg 21%, last year 33%)Harvested, week ending Aug 11: 25% (5-yr avg 28%, last year 39%)Harvested, week ending Aug 18: 40% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 25: 60% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Sep 1: 70% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Sep 8: 75% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 64%)Harvested, week ending Sep 15: 80% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 69%)Harvested, week ending Sep 22: 90% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 79%)Harvested, week ending Sep 29: 93% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 88%)Aug 4Aug 18Sep 1Sep 15Sep 29
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 93% as of Sep 29 (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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