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Georgia blueberry crop

USDA last rated the 2021 Georgia blueberry crop for the week ending May 16, when 76% was good or excellent, versus 74% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 96% complete (five-year average 92%).

Last rated week ending May 16, 2021

Good to excellent · last reading

76%of the crop

Share of the 2021 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending May 16.

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96%

Harvested

+4 points against the five-year pace of 92%.

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, 2021

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, 20210%25%50%75%100%Week ending Apr 4: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 15%, Good 73%, Excellent 11% — good+excellent 84% (5-yr avg 59%, last year 83%)Week ending Apr 11: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 15%, Good 74%, Excellent 11% — good+excellent 85% (5-yr avg 60%, last year 87%)Week ending Apr 18: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 24%, Good 67%, Excellent 8% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg 55%, last year 78%)Week ending Apr 25: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 18%, Good 71%, Excellent 11% — good+excellent 82% (5-yr avg 49%, last year 67%)Week ending May 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 20%, Good 70%, Excellent 9% — good+excellent 79% (5-yr avg 51%, last year 72%)Week ending May 9: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 32%, Good 62%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 67% (5-yr avg —, last year 69%)Week ending May 16: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 23%, Good 67%, Excellent 9% — good+excellent 76% (5-yr avg —, last year 74%)Harvest begins — week ending Apr 11Harvest begins−12 pts — week ending May 9−12 ptsApr 4Apr 11Apr 18Apr 25May 2May 9May 16
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 76% good or excellent, week ending May 16. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2021

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

Georgia blueberry full bloom, 20210%50%100%Full bloom, week ending Apr 4: 88% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 75%)Full bloom, week ending Apr 11: 95% (5-yr avg 94%, last year 83%)Apr 4Apr 11
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 95% as of Apr 11 (5-yr avg 94%).

Field progress

Harvested, 2021

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

Georgia blueberry harvested, 20210%50%100%Harvested, week ending Apr 11: 2% (5-yr avg 3%, last year 4%)Harvested, week ending Apr 18: 10% (5-yr avg 9%, last year 16%)Harvested, week ending Apr 25: 16% (5-yr avg 20%, last year 28%)Harvested, week ending May 2: 23% (5-yr avg 36%, last year 34%)Harvested, week ending May 9: 44% (5-yr avg 44%, last year 39%)Harvested, week ending May 16: 50% (5-yr avg 56%, last year 54%)Harvested, week ending May 23: 60% (5-yr avg 65%, last year 68%)Harvested, week ending May 30: 82% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 80%)Harvested, week ending Jun 6: 89% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 84%)Harvested, week ending Jun 13: 91% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 87%)Harvested, week ending Jun 20: 94% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 91%)Harvested, week ending Jun 27: 96% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 94%)Apr 11Apr 25May 9May 23Jun 6Jun 20
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 96% as of Jun 27 (5-yr avg 92%).

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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