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Delaware sweet corn crop

Harvest stood at 96% complete (five-year average 93%). USDA last published a production estimate for the state in 2018, when the crop finished at 1.5 million cwt.

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96%

Harvested

+3 points against the five-year pace of 93%.

Weekly ratings

Crop condition, 2021

No weekly ratings published for 2021.

Field progress

Planted, 2021

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

Delaware sweet corn planted, 20210%50%100%Planted, week ending May 2: 8% (5-yr avg —, last year 5%)Planted, week ending May 9: 22% (5-yr avg —, last year 12%)Planted, week ending May 16: 45% (5-yr avg 30%, last year 22%)Planted, week ending May 23: 63% (5-yr avg 38%, last year 28%)Planted, week ending May 30: 68% (5-yr avg 53%, last year 63%)Planted, week ending Jun 6: 76% (5-yr avg 64%, last year 73%)Planted, week ending Jun 13: 77% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 82%)Planted, week ending Jun 20: 80% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 85%)Planted, week ending Jun 27: 81% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 94%)Planted, week ending Jul 4: 83% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending Jul 11: 84% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 2May 16May 30Jun 13Jun 27Jul 11
This year5-yr avgLast year

Planted: 84% as of Jul 11.

Field progress

Emerged, 2021

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

Delaware sweet corn emerged, 20210%50%100%Emerged, week ending May 9: 3% (5-yr avg —, last year 5%)Emerged, week ending May 16: 16% (5-yr avg —, last year 9%)Emerged, week ending May 23: 35% (5-yr avg —, last year 18%)Emerged, week ending May 30: 42% (5-yr avg —, last year 26%)Emerged, week ending Jun 6: 51% (5-yr avg —, last year 32%)Emerged, week ending Jun 13: 53% (5-yr avg —, last year 36%)Emerged, week ending Jun 20: 58% (5-yr avg —, last year 71%)Emerged, week ending Jun 27: 60% (5-yr avg —, last year 84%)Emerged, week ending Jul 4: 62% (5-yr avg —, last year 95%)Emerged, week ending Jul 11: 63% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 9May 23Jun 6Jun 20Jul 4
This year5-yr avgLast year

Emerged: 63% as of Jul 11.

Field progress

Harvested, 2021

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

Delaware sweet corn harvested, 20210%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 18: 7% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 25: 28% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 1: 41% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 8: 55% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 15: 69% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 22: 90% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 29: 92% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 89%)Harvested, week ending Sep 5: 96% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 93%)Jul 18Jul 25Aug 1Aug 8Aug 15Aug 22Aug 29Sep 5
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 96% as of Sep 5 (5-yr avg 93%).

Production record

Final crop by year, through 2018

USDA published production estimates for Delaware sweet corn through 2018 and has not surveyed the state since.

Delaware sweet corn crop: final estimate by year00.511.52million cwt2016: no forecast · final 1.2 million cwt20162017: no forecast · final 1.5 million cwt20172018: no forecast · final 1.5 million cwt2018
Crop yearFinal (million cwt)Crop valueShare of US
20181.5 million cwt$17M2.1%
20171.5 million cwt$19M2.0%
20161.2 million cwt$14M1.7%

USDA published annual estimates for this state through 2018. It has since been dropped from the annual survey, so there is no newer production figure — the weekly condition ratings above are the current measure.

Utilization

Where the crop went

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

Delaware sweet corn crop: fresh market vs processing00.10.20.30.4million cwt2010: fresh 0.3, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 million cwt — 100% fresh20102011: fresh 0.3, 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 0.4, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 million cwt — 100% fresh20132014: fresh 0.4, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 million cwt — 100% fresh20142015: fresh 0.4, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 million cwt — 100% fresh20152016: fresh 0.0, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 million cwt20162017: fresh 0.0, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 million cwt20172018: fresh 0.0, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 million cwt2018
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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