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Connecticut sweet corn crop

USDA last rated the 2025 Connecticut sweet corn crop for the week ending Aug 17, when 100% was good or excellent, versus 90% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 95% complete (five-year average 90%).

Last rated week ending Aug 17, 2025

Good to excellent · last reading

100%of the crop

Share of the 2025 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Aug 17.

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95%

Harvested

+5 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, 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 sweet corn crop condition, 20250%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jul 27: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 17%, Good 80%, Excellent 3% — good+excellent 83% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Aug 3: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 73%, Excellent 17% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 30%)Week ending Aug 10: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 5%, Good 75%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 95% (5-yr avg —, last year 70%)Week ending Aug 17: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 70%, Excellent 30% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 90%)Harvest begins — week ending Aug 3Harvest beginsJul 27Aug 3Aug 10Aug 17
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 100% good or excellent, week ending Aug 17. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Planted, 2025

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

Connecticut sweet corn planted, 20250%50%100%Planted, week ending May 11: 9% (5-yr avg 13%, last year 9%)Planted, week ending May 18: 15% (5-yr avg 20%, last year 19%)Planted, week ending May 25: 30% (5-yr avg 30%, last year 24%)Planted, week ending Jun 1: 50% (5-yr avg 42%, last year 34%)Planted, week ending Jun 8: 70% (5-yr avg 59%, last year 54%)Planted, week ending Jun 15: 85% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 72%)Planted, week ending Jun 22: 90% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 84%)Planted, week ending Jun 29: 95% (5-yr avg 94%, last year 94%)May 11May 18May 25Jun 1Jun 8Jun 15Jun 22Jun 29
This year5-yr avgLast year

Planted: 95% as of Jun 29 (5-yr avg 94%).

Field progress

Emerged, 2025

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

Connecticut sweet corn emerged, 20250%50%100%Emerged, week ending May 25: 0% (5-yr avg 9%, last year 0%)Emerged, week ending Jun 1: 20% (5-yr avg 14%, last year 0%)Emerged, week ending Jun 8: 26% (5-yr avg 22%, last year 11%)Emerged, week ending Jun 15: 35% (5-yr avg 37%, last year 36%)Emerged, week ending Jun 22: 50% (5-yr avg 60%, last year 61%)Emerged, week ending Jun 29: 75% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 78%)Emerged, week ending Jul 6: 85% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 89%)May 25Jun 1Jun 8Jun 15Jun 22Jun 29Jul 6
This year5-yr avgLast year

Emerged: 85% as of Jul 6 (5-yr avg 83%).

Field progress

Harvested, 2025

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

Connecticut sweet corn harvested, 20250%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 27: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 3: 8% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 10: 27% (5-yr avg 26%, last year 21%)Harvested, week ending Aug 17: 43% (5-yr avg —, last year 38%)Harvested, week ending Aug 24: 57% (5-yr avg —, last year 57%)Harvested, week ending Aug 31: 68% (5-yr avg —, last year 69%)Harvested, week ending Sep 7: 74% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 74%)Harvested, week ending Sep 14: 77% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 79%)Harvested, week ending Sep 21: 82% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 89%)Harvested, week ending Sep 28: 95% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 93%)Jul 27Aug 10Aug 24Sep 7Sep 21
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 95% as of Sep 28 (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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