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Georgia blueberry crop

USDA last rated the 2023 Georgia blueberry crop for the week ending May 7, when 90% was good or excellent, 39 points above the five-year average of 51%, versus 9% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 95% complete (five-year average 93%).

Last rated week ending May 7, 2023

Good to excellent · last reading

90%of the crop

39 points above the five-year average for this week, and 9% a year ago.

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95%

Harvested

+2 points against the five-year pace of 93%.

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, 2023

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, 20230%25%50%75%100%Week ending Apr 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 2%, Fair 7%, Good 82%, Excellent 9% — good+excellent 91% (5-yr avg 64%, last year 20%)Week ending Apr 9: Very poor 1%, Poor 1%, Fair 6%, Good 82%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 92% (5-yr avg 65%, last year 12%)Week ending Apr 16: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 8%, Good 83%, Excellent 9% — good+excellent 92% (5-yr avg 59%, last year 6%)Week ending Apr 23: Very poor 1%, Poor 1%, Fair 7%, Good 81%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 91% (5-yr avg 56%, last year 6%)Week ending Apr 30: Very poor 1%, Poor 1%, Fair 8%, Good 82%, Excellent 8% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 54%, last year 7%)Week ending May 7: Very poor 1%, Poor 1%, Fair 8%, Good 82%, Excellent 8% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 51%, last year 9%)Harvest begins — week ending Apr 9Harvest beginsApr 2Apr 9Apr 16Apr 23Apr 30May 7
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 90% good or excellent, week ending May 7. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2023

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

Georgia blueberry full bloom, 20230%50%100%Full bloom, week ending Apr 2: 89% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 76%)Full bloom, week ending Apr 9: 96% (5-yr avg 91%, last year 94%)Apr 2Apr 9
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 96% as of Apr 9 (5-yr avg 91%).

Field progress

Harvested, 2023

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

Georgia blueberry harvested, 20230%50%100%Harvested, week ending Apr 9: 4% (5-yr avg 3%, last year 4%)Harvested, week ending Apr 16: 14% (5-yr avg 10%, last year 9%)Harvested, week ending Apr 23: 20% (5-yr avg 19%, last year 18%)Harvested, week ending Apr 30: 39% (5-yr avg 31%, last year 32%)Harvested, week ending May 7: 50% (5-yr avg 41%, last year 42%)Harvested, week ending May 14: 63% (5-yr avg 52%, last year 54%)Harvested, week ending May 21: 71% (5-yr avg 64%, last year 73%)Harvested, week ending May 28: 75% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 83%)Harvested, week ending Jun 4: 80% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 88%)Harvested, week ending Jun 11: 84% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 93%)Harvested, week ending Jun 18: 88% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 95%)Harvested, week ending Jun 25: 95% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 97%)Apr 9Apr 23May 7May 21Jun 4Jun 18
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 95% as of Jun 25 (5-yr avg 93%).

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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