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Maine blueberry crop

USDA last rated the 2021 Maine blueberry crop for the week ending Aug 22, when 95% was good or excellent, versus 64% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 99% complete.

Last rated week ending Aug 22, 2021

Good to excellent · last reading

95%of the crop

Share of the 2021 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Aug 22.

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99%

Harvested

As of Sep 26.

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, 2021

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, 20210%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 20: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 20%, Good 60%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg —, last year 58%)Week ending Jun 27: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 20%, Good 60%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg —, last year 50%)Week ending Jul 4: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 50%, Excellent 50% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 50%)Week ending Jul 11: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 50%, Excellent 50% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 50%)Week ending Jul 18: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 50%, Good 50%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 60%)Week ending Jul 25: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 20%, Good 60%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 69%)Week ending Aug 1: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 20%, Good 60%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 75%)Week ending Aug 8: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 60%, Excellent 40% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 78%)Week ending Aug 15: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 50%, Excellent 50% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 71%)Week ending Aug 22: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 5%, Good 50%, Excellent 45% — good+excellent 95% (5-yr avg —, last year 64%)Harvest begins — week ending Jul 18Harvest begins−50 pts — week ending Jul 18−50 ptsJun 20Jul 4Jul 18Aug 1Aug 15
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 95% good or excellent, week ending Aug 22. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2021

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

Maine blueberry green tip, 20210%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 18: 2% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Apr 25: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending May 2: 38% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending May 9: 58% (5-yr avg 46%, last year 84%)Green tip, week ending May 16: 68% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 92%)Green tip, week ending May 23: 87% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 94%)Green tip, week ending May 30: 92% (5-yr avg —, last year 98%)Green tip, week ending Jun 6: 93% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Jun 13: 99% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Apr 18May 2May 16May 30Jun 13
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 99% as of Jun 13.

Field progress

Pink, 2021

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

Maine blueberry pink, 20210%50%100%Pink, week ending May 2: 15% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 9: 20% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 16: 30% (5-yr avg 57%, last year 42%)Pink, week ending May 23: 66% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 75%)Pink, week ending May 30: 71% (5-yr avg —, last year 96%)Pink, week ending Jun 6: 93% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Pink, week ending Jun 13: 99% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Pink, week ending Jun 20: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 2May 9May 16May 23May 30Jun 6Jun 13Jun 20
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 100% as of Jun 20.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2021

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

Maine blueberry full bloom, 20210%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 9: 2% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 16: 7% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 23: 42% (5-yr avg 24%, last year 39%)Full bloom, week ending May 30: 50% (5-yr avg 44%, last year 54%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 6: 68% (5-yr avg 59%, last year 70%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 13: 68% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 95%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 20: 97% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending Jun 27: 99% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending Jul 4: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending Jul 11: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending Jul 18: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 9May 23Jun 6Jun 20Jul 4Jul 18
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 100% as of Jul 18.

Field progress

Petal fall, 2021

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

Maine blueberry petal fall, 20210%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 23: 2% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending May 30: 10% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending Jun 6: 20% (5-yr avg 41%, last year 0%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 13: 30% (5-yr avg 56%, last year 45%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 20: 80% (5-yr avg —, last year 79%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 27: 90% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 91%)Petal fall, week ending Jul 4: 97% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 97%)Petal fall, week ending Jul 11: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending Jul 18: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 23Jun 6Jun 20Jul 4Jul 18
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 100% as of Jul 18.

Field progress

Fruit set, 2021

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

Maine blueberry fruit set, 20210%50%100%Fruit set, week ending May 30: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 6: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 13: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 20: 50% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 27: 60% (5-yr avg —, last year 68%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 4: 90% (5-yr avg —, last year 93%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 11: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 86%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 18: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 93%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 25: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Aug 1: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)May 30Jun 13Jun 27Jul 11Jul 25
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 100% as of Aug 1.

Field progress

Harvested, 2021

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

Maine blueberry harvested, 20210%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jun 27: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 4: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 11: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 18: 5% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 25: 10% (5-yr avg —, last year 8%)Harvested, week ending Aug 1: 15% (5-yr avg 31%, last year 6%)Harvested, week ending Aug 8: 32% (5-yr avg 47%, last year 35%)Harvested, week ending Aug 15: 42% (5-yr avg 63%, last year 43%)Harvested, week ending Aug 22: 62% (5-yr avg 51%, last year 61%)Harvested, week ending Aug 29: 82% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 72%)Harvested, week ending Sep 5: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year 91%)Harvested, week ending Sep 12: 98% (5-yr avg —, last year 97%)Harvested, week ending Sep 19: 99% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Sep 26: 99% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jun 27Jul 11Jul 25Aug 8Aug 22Sep 5Sep 19
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 99% as of Sep 26.

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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