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Georgia blueberry crop

USDA last rated the 2020 Georgia blueberry crop for the week ending May 17, when 74% was good or excellent. Harvest stood at 97% complete.

Last rated week ending May 17, 2020

Good to excellent · last reading

74%of the crop

Share of the 2020 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending May 17.

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97%

Harvested

As of Jul 5.

Analysis

Week ending May 17 — 19 weeks ago

Georgia blueberry condition fell before fast harvest

Georgia blueberry condition slipped in the week ending May 17, 2026, the most recent rating USDA has published for the state. Good-to-excellent ratings fell to 56%, down 9 points from the prior week and 15 points below last year's 71% for the same week. Bloom had reached 96% by April 19, just behind the five-year average of 98% and last year's 97%. Despite the weaker spring condition, harvest moved quickly: by June 21, 96% of the crop was in, ahead of both the five-year average of 94% and last year's 93%. Watch whether USDA's next condition report shows further decline or a rebound.

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, 2020

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
Georgia blueberry crop condition, 20200%25%50%75%100%Week ending Apr 5: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 17%, Good 76%, Excellent 7% — good+excellent 83% (5-yr avg 56%, last year 90%)Week ending Apr 12: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 13%, Good 77%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 87% (5-yr avg 55%, last year 89%)Week ending Apr 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 22%, Good 71%, Excellent 7% — good+excellent 78% (5-yr avg 51%, last year 89%)Week ending Apr 26: Very poor 2%, Poor 6%, Fair 25%, Good 62%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 67% (5-yr avg 44%, last year 82%)Week ending May 3: Very poor 3%, Poor 7%, Fair 18%, Good 65%, Excellent 7% — good+excellent 72% (5-yr avg 44%, last year 82%)Week ending May 10: Very poor 3%, Poor 6%, Fair 22%, Good 62%, Excellent 7% — good+excellent 69% (5-yr avg —, last year 83%)Week ending May 17: Very poor 2%, Poor 5%, Fair 19%, Good 66%, Excellent 8% — good+excellent 74% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvest begins — week ending Apr 12Harvest begins−11 pts — week ending Apr 26−11 ptsApr 5Apr 12Apr 19Apr 26May 3May 10May 17
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 74% good or excellent, week ending May 17. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2020

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

Georgia blueberry full bloom, 20200%50%100%Full bloom, week ending Apr 5: 76% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 92%)Full bloom, week ending Apr 12: 84% (5-yr avg 94%, last year 96%)Apr 5Apr 12
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 84% as of Apr 12 (5-yr avg 94%).

Field progress

Harvested, 2020

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

Georgia blueberry harvested, 20200%50%100%Harvested, week ending Apr 12: 5% (5-yr avg 3%, last year 11%)Harvested, week ending Apr 19: 18% (5-yr avg 7%, last year 19%)Harvested, week ending Apr 26: 30% (5-yr avg 17%, last year 36%)Harvested, week ending May 3: 35% (5-yr avg 32%, last year 47%)Harvested, week ending May 10: 40% (5-yr avg 43%, last year 59%)Harvested, week ending May 17: 56% (5-yr avg 55%, last year 68%)Harvested, week ending May 24: 70% (5-yr avg 62%, last year 75%)Harvested, week ending May 31: 82% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 79%)Harvested, week ending Jun 7: 84% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 82%)Harvested, week ending Jun 14: 87% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 84%)Harvested, week ending Jun 21: 92% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 88%)Harvested, week ending Jun 28: 94% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 93%)Harvested, week ending Jul 5: 97% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Apr 12Apr 26May 10May 24Jun 7Jun 21Jul 5
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 97% as of Jul 5.

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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