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Georgia blueberry crop

USDA last rated the 2024 Georgia blueberry crop for the week ending May 5, when 87% was good or excellent, 24 points above the five-year average of 63%, versus 90% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 96% complete (five-year average 93%).

Last rated week ending May 5, 2024

Good to excellent · last reading

87%of the crop

24 points above the five-year average for this week, and 90% a year ago.

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96%

Harvested

+3 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, 2024

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, 20240%25%50%75%100%Week ending Mar 31: Very poor 0%, Poor 4%, Fair 7%, Good 86%, Excellent 3% — good+excellent 89% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 91%)Week ending Apr 7: Very poor 0%, Poor 6%, Fair 7%, Good 81%, Excellent 6% — good+excellent 87% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 92%)Week ending Apr 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 4%, Fair 14%, Good 79%, Excellent 3% — good+excellent 82% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 92%)Week ending Apr 21: Very poor 0%, Poor 4%, Fair 6%, Good 85%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 91%)Week ending Apr 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 4%, Fair 7%, Good 85%, Excellent 4% — good+excellent 89% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 90%)Week ending May 5: Very poor 0%, Poor 4%, Fair 9%, Good 83%, Excellent 4% — good+excellent 87% (5-yr avg 63%, last year 90%)Harvest begins — week ending Apr 14Harvest begins−5 pts — week ending Apr 14−5 ptsMar 31Apr 7Apr 14Apr 21Apr 28May 5
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 87% good or excellent, week ending May 5. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2024

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

Georgia blueberry full bloom, 20240%50%100%Full bloom, week ending Mar 31: 77% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending Apr 7: 86% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 94%)Full bloom, week ending Apr 14: 94% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending Apr 21: 98% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Mar 31Apr 7Apr 14Apr 21
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 98% as of Apr 21.

Field progress

Harvested, 2024

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

Georgia blueberry harvested, 20240%50%100%Harvested, week ending Apr 14: 2% (5-yr avg 9%, last year 11%)Harvested, week ending Apr 21: 9% (5-yr avg 18%, last year 18%)Harvested, week ending Apr 28: 25% (5-yr avg 31%, last year 34%)Harvested, week ending May 5: 51% (5-yr avg 41%, last year 47%)Harvested, week ending May 12: 61% (5-yr avg 53%, last year 59%)Harvested, week ending May 19: 65% (5-yr avg 64%, last year 69%)Harvested, week ending May 26: 76% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 74%)Harvested, week ending Jun 2: 79% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 79%)Harvested, week ending Jun 9: 86% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 83%)Harvested, week ending Jun 16: 91% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 87%)Harvested, week ending Jun 23: 96% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 93%)Apr 14Apr 28May 12May 26Jun 9Jun 23
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 96% as of Jun 23 (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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