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Maine blueberry crop

USDA last rated the 2022 Maine blueberry crop for the week ending Sep 4, when 100% was good or excellent. Harvest stood at 97% complete (five-year average 97%).

Last rated week ending Sep 4, 2022

Good to excellent · last reading

100%of the crop

Share of the 2022 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Sep 4.

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97%

Harvested

0 points against the five-year pace of 97%.

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, 2022

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.

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Maine blueberry crop condition, 20220%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 25%, Excellent 75% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 80%)Week ending Jun 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 20%, Excellent 80% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 80%)Week ending Jul 3: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 89%, Good 11%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 11% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 10: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 65%, Good 30%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 35% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 17: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 25%, Good 73%, Excellent 2% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 50%)Week ending Jul 24: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 23%, Good 72%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 77% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 80%)Week ending Jul 31: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 20%, Good 70%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 80%)Week ending Aug 7: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 75%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 75%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 21: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 75%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 95%)Week ending Aug 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 75%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Sep 4: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 80%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvest begins — week ending Jun 26Harvest begins−89 pts — week ending Jul 3−89 ptsJun 19Jul 3Jul 17Jul 31Aug 14Aug 28
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 100% good or excellent, week ending Sep 4. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2022

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

Maine blueberry green tip, 20220%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 17: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Apr 24: 17% (5-yr avg —, last year 5%)Green tip, week ending May 1: 30% (5-yr avg —, last year 33%)Green tip, week ending May 8: 49% (5-yr avg 46%, last year 55%)Green tip, week ending May 15: 80% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 67%)Green tip, week ending May 22: 100% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 84%)Green tip, week ending May 29: 100% (5-yr avg 96%, last year 91%)Green tip, week ending Jun 5: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 93%)Green tip, week ending Jun 12: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 98%)Apr 17May 1May 15May 29Jun 12
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 100% as of Jun 12.

Field progress

Pink, 2022

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

Maine blueberry pink, 20220%50%100%Pink, week ending May 1: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 8: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 19%)Pink, week ending May 15: 40% (5-yr avg 47%, last year 29%)Pink, week ending May 22: 70% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 61%)Pink, week ending May 29: 99% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 70%)Pink, week ending Jun 5: 100% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 90%)Pink, week ending Jun 12: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 98%)Pink, week ending Jun 19: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Pink, week ending Jun 26: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 1May 15May 29Jun 12Jun 26
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 100% as of Jun 26.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2022

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

Maine blueberry full bloom, 20220%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 8: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 15: 18% (5-yr avg —, last year 6%)Full bloom, week ending May 22: 43% (5-yr avg 22%, last year 37%)Full bloom, week ending May 29: 63% (5-yr avg 42%, last year 49%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 5: 70% (5-yr avg 54%, last year 65%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 12: 94% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 68%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 19: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 93%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 26: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)Full bloom, week ending Jul 3: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)May 8May 22Jun 5Jun 19Jul 3
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 100% as of Jul 3.

Field progress

Petal fall, 2022

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

Maine blueberry petal fall, 20220%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 22: 12% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending May 29: 23% (5-yr avg —, last year 9%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 5: 47% (5-yr avg 27%, last year 19%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 12: 78% (5-yr avg 44%, last year 29%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 19: 95% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 73%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 26: 100% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 89%)Petal fall, week ending Jul 3: 100% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 96%)Petal fall, week ending Jul 10: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)May 22May 29Jun 5Jun 12Jun 19Jun 26Jul 3Jul 10
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 100% as of Jul 10.

Field progress

Fruit set, 2022

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

Maine blueberry fruit set, 20220%50%100%Fruit set, week ending May 29: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 5: 20% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 12: 50% (5-yr avg —, last year 22%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 19: 76% (5-yr avg —, last year 43%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 26: 85% (5-yr avg 62%, last year 59%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 3: 95% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 86%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 10: 100% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 99%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 17: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 24: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)May 29Jun 12Jun 26Jul 10Jul 24
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 100% as of Jul 24.

Field progress

Harvested, 2022

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

Maine blueberry harvested, 20220%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jun 26: 2% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 3: 2% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Jul 10: 5% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Jul 17: 10% (5-yr avg —, last year 4%)Harvested, week ending Jul 24: 2% (5-yr avg —, last year 9%)Harvested, week ending Jul 31: 10% (5-yr avg 23%, last year 14%)Harvested, week ending Aug 7: 40% (5-yr avg 38%, last year 30%)Harvested, week ending Aug 14: 50% (5-yr avg 52%, last year 41%)Harvested, week ending Aug 21: 70% (5-yr avg 49%, last year 59%)Harvested, week ending Aug 28: 90% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 79%)Harvested, week ending Sep 4: 95% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 93%)Harvested, week ending Sep 11: 97% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 98%)Jun 26Jul 10Jul 24Aug 7Aug 21Sep 4
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 97% as of Sep 11 (5-yr avg 97%).

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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