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Georgia blueberry crop

USDA last rated the 2022 Georgia blueberry crop for the week ending May 15, when 11% was good or excellent, versus 76% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 95% complete (five-year average 89%).

Last rated week ending May 15, 2022

Good to excellent · last reading

11%of the crop

Share of the 2022 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending May 15.

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95%

Harvested

+6 points against the five-year pace of 89%.

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, 2022

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.

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Georgia blueberry crop condition, 20220%25%50%75%100%Week ending Apr 3: Very poor 20%, Poor 27%, Fair 33%, Good 20%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 20% (5-yr avg 65%, last year 84%)Week ending Apr 10: Very poor 29%, Poor 33%, Fair 26%, Good 12%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 12% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 85%)Week ending Apr 17: Very poor 38%, Poor 30%, Fair 26%, Good 5%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 6% (5-yr avg 61%, last year 75%)Week ending Apr 24: Very poor 29%, Poor 35%, Fair 30%, Good 6%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 6% (5-yr avg 57%, last year 82%)Week ending May 1: Very poor 33%, Poor 33%, Fair 27%, Good 7%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 7% (5-yr avg 56%, last year 79%)Week ending May 8: Very poor 40%, Poor 24%, Fair 27%, Good 9%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 9% (5-yr avg —, last year 67%)Week ending May 15: Very poor 34%, Poor 33%, Fair 22%, Good 11%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 11% (5-yr avg —, last year 76%)−8 pts — week ending Apr 10−8 ptsHarvest begins — week ending Apr 17Harvest beginsApr 3Apr 10Apr 17Apr 24May 1May 8May 15
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 11% good or excellent, week ending May 15. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2022

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

Georgia blueberry full bloom, 20220%50%100%Full bloom, week ending Apr 3: 77% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 87%)Full bloom, week ending Apr 10: 97% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 94%)Apr 3Apr 10
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 97% as of Apr 10 (5-yr avg 93%).

Field progress

Harvested, 2022

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

Georgia blueberry harvested, 20220%50%100%Harvested, week ending Apr 17: 10% (5-yr avg 10%, last year 9%)Harvested, week ending Apr 24: 19% (5-yr avg 20%, last year 15%)Harvested, week ending May 1: 34% (5-yr avg 34%, last year 22%)Harvested, week ending May 8: 43% (5-yr avg 45%, last year 41%)Harvested, week ending May 15: 56% (5-yr avg 57%, last year 49%)Harvested, week ending May 22: 76% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 59%)Harvested, week ending May 29: 84% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 79%)Harvested, week ending Jun 5: 89% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 88%)Harvested, week ending Jun 12: 94% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 91%)Harvested, week ending Jun 19: 95% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 94%)Apr 17May 1May 15May 29Jun 12
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 95% as of Jun 19 (5-yr avg 89%).

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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