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Maine blueberry crop

USDA last rated the 2020 Maine blueberry crop for the week ending Aug 30, when 57% was good or excellent, versus 85% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 97% complete.

Last rated week ending Aug 30, 2020

Good to excellent · last reading

57%of the crop

Share of the 2020 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Aug 30.

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97%

Harvested

As of Sep 13.

Analysis

Week ending Aug 16 — 6 weeks ago

Maine blueberry condition far above last year

Maine's blueberry crop was rated 96% good to excellent for the week ending August 16, 2026, unchanged from the prior week and far above the 25% good-to-excellent share reported the same week in 2025. Fair-rated acreage stood at 4%, with no poor or very poor ratings. Bloom stages also ran ahead of last year's pace: petal fall reached 100% by June 21, versus 76% at the same point in 2025. Harvest was 87% complete as of August 30. USDA's next state rating will show whether the crop held its condition through the close of harvest.

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, 2020

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
Maine blueberry crop condition, 20200%25%50%75%100%Week ending May 3: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 25%, Good 75%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending May 10: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 25%, Good 75%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending May 17: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 25%, Good 75%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending May 24: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 50%, Excellent 50% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending May 31: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 25%, Excellent 75% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jun 7: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 25%, Excellent 65% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jun 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 17%, Good 25%, Excellent 58% — good+excellent 83% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jun 21: Very poor 0%, Poor 21%, Fair 21%, Good 50%, Excellent 8% — good+excellent 58% (5-yr avg —, last year 84%)Week ending Jun 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 5%, Fair 35%, Good 60%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 60% (5-yr avg —, last year 69%)Week ending Jul 5: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 50%, Good 50%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 95%)Week ending Jul 12: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 50%, Good 50%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 95%)Week ending Jul 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 40%, Good 50%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 60% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 75%)Week ending Jul 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 31%, Good 48%, Excellent 21% — good+excellent 69% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 84%)Week ending Aug 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 25%, Good 50%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 84%)Week ending Aug 9: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 22%, Good 58%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 78% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 75%)Week ending Aug 16: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 29%, Good 50%, Excellent 21% — good+excellent 71% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 79%)Week ending Aug 23: Very poor 0%, Poor 9%, Fair 27%, Good 45%, Excellent 19% — good+excellent 64% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 30: Very poor 4%, Poor 10%, Fair 29%, Good 36%, Excellent 21% — good+excellent 57% (5-yr avg —, last year 85%)−25 pts — week ending Jun 21−25 ptsHarvest begins — week ending Jul 19Harvest beginsMay 3May 24Jun 14Jul 5Jul 26Aug 16
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 57% good or excellent, week ending Aug 30. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2020

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

Maine blueberry green tip, 20200%50%100%Green tip, week ending May 3: 75% (5-yr avg 39%, last year 27%)Green tip, week ending May 10: 85% (5-yr avg 62%, last year 53%)Green tip, week ending May 17: 93% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 94%)Green tip, week ending May 24: 94% (5-yr avg —, last year 96%)Green tip, week ending May 31: 99% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)May 3May 10May 17May 24May 31
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 99% as of May 31.

Field progress

Pink, 2020

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

Maine blueberry pink, 20200%50%100%Pink, week ending May 10: 35% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 17: 43% (5-yr avg 53%, last year 73%)Pink, week ending May 24: 80% (5-yr avg 64%, last year 94%)Pink, week ending May 31: 99% (5-yr avg —, last year 73%)Pink, week ending Jun 7: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 93%)Pink, week ending Jun 14: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)May 10May 17May 24May 31Jun 7Jun 14
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 100% as of Jun 14.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2020

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

Maine blueberry full bloom, 20200%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 17: 0% (5-yr avg 4%, last year 0%)Full bloom, week ending May 24: 45% (5-yr avg 19%, last year 6%)Full bloom, week ending May 31: 55% (5-yr avg 42%, last year 10%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 7: 73% (5-yr avg 54%, last year 42%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 14: 99% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 67%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 21: 92% (5-yr avg —, last year 94%)May 17May 24May 31Jun 7Jun 14Jun 21
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 92% as of Jun 21.

Field progress

Petal fall, 2020

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

Maine blueberry petal fall, 20200%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 31: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending Jun 7: 0% (5-yr avg 58%, last year 14%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 14: 52% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 37%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 21: 83% (5-yr avg —, last year 70%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 28: 92% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 65%)Petal fall, week ending Jul 5: 98% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 93%)Petal fall, week ending Jul 12: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 31Jun 7Jun 14Jun 21Jun 28Jul 5Jul 12
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 100% as of Jul 12.

Field progress

Fruit set, 2020

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

Maine blueberry fruit set, 20200%50%100%Fruit set, week ending Jun 21: 53% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 40%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 28: 70% (5-yr avg —, last year 77%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 5: 97% (5-yr avg —, last year 94%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 12: 89% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 19: 94% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 26: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Aug 2: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jun 21Jun 28Jul 5Jul 12Jul 19Jul 26Aug 2
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 100% as of Aug 2.

Field progress

Harvested, 2020

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

Maine blueberry harvested, 20200%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 19: 1% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 26: 4% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 2: 6% (5-yr avg 37%, last year 11%)Harvested, week ending Aug 9: 40% (5-yr avg 48%, last year 18%)Harvested, week ending Aug 16: 44% (5-yr avg 64%, last year 45%)Harvested, week ending Aug 23: 64% (5-yr avg 54%, last year 59%)Harvested, week ending Aug 30: 73% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 79%)Harvested, week ending Sep 6: 94% (5-yr avg —, last year 93%)Harvested, week ending Sep 13: 97% (5-yr avg —, last year 96%)Jul 19Aug 2Aug 16Aug 30Sep 13
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 97% as of Sep 13.

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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