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Georgia blueberry crop

USDA last rated the 2026 Georgia blueberry crop for the week ending May 17, when 56% was good or excellent, versus 71% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 96% complete (five-year average 94%).

Last rated week ending May 17, 2026

Good to excellent · last reading

56%of the crop

Share of the 2026 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending May 17.

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96%

Harvested

+2 points against the five-year pace of 94%.

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, 2026

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, 20260%25%50%75%100%Week ending Apr 5: Very poor 1%, Poor 3%, Fair 38%, Good 45%, Excellent 13% — good+excellent 58% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 73%)Week ending Apr 12: Very poor 1%, Poor 2%, Fair 31%, Good 52%, Excellent 14% — good+excellent 66% (5-yr avg 65%, last year 73%)Week ending Apr 19: Very poor 3%, Poor 4%, Fair 33%, Good 53%, Excellent 7% — good+excellent 60% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 68%)Week ending Apr 26: Very poor 3%, Poor 5%, Fair 28%, Good 61%, Excellent 3% — good+excellent 64% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 75%)Week ending May 3: Very poor 2%, Poor 2%, Fair 25%, Good 70%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 71% (5-yr avg 65%, last year 73%)Week ending May 10: Very poor 2%, Poor 4%, Fair 29%, Good 64%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 65% (5-yr avg —, last year 74%)Week ending May 17: Very poor 1%, Poor 12%, Fair 31%, Good 55%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 56% (5-yr avg —, last year 71%)Harvest begins — week ending Apr 12Harvest begins−9 pts — week ending May 17−9 ptsApr 5Apr 12Apr 19Apr 26May 3May 10May 17
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 56% good or excellent, week ending May 17. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2026

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

Georgia blueberry full bloom, 20260%50%100%Full bloom, week ending Apr 5: 84% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 79%)Full bloom, week ending Apr 12: 91% (5-yr avg 95%, last year 91%)Full bloom, week ending Apr 19: 96% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 97%)Apr 5Apr 12Apr 19
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 96% as of Apr 19 (5-yr avg 98%).

Field progress

Harvested, 2026

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

Georgia blueberry harvested, 20260%50%100%Harvested, week ending Apr 12: 4% (5-yr avg 4%, last year 3%)Harvested, week ending Apr 19: 9% (5-yr avg 11%, last year 6%)Harvested, week ending Apr 26: 22% (5-yr avg 21%, last year 18%)Harvested, week ending May 3: 35% (5-yr avg 36%, last year 30%)Harvested, week ending May 10: 49% (5-yr avg 49%, last year 38%)Harvested, week ending May 17: 63% (5-yr avg 59%, last year 50%)Harvested, week ending May 24: 75% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 61%)Harvested, week ending May 31: 79% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 68%)Harvested, week ending Jun 7: 86% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 80%)Harvested, week ending Jun 14: 92% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 89%)Harvested, week ending Jun 21: 96% (5-yr avg 94%, last year 93%)Apr 12Apr 26May 10May 24Jun 7Jun 21
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 96% as of Jun 21 (5-yr avg 94%).

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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