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Maine blueberry crop

USDA last rated the 2025 Maine blueberry crop for the week ending Aug 17, when 25% was good or excellent. Harvest stood at 99% complete (five-year average 81%).

Last rated week ending Aug 17, 2025

Good to excellent · last reading

25%of the crop

Share of the 2025 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Aug 17.

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99%

Harvested

+18 points against the five-year pace of 81%.

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, 2025

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, 20250%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 22: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 14%, Good 80%, Excellent 6% — good+excellent 86% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 100%)Week ending Jun 29: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 24%, Good 64%, Excellent 12% — good+excellent 76% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 6: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 25%, Good 75%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg 65%, last year 76%)Week ending Jul 13: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 25%, Good 75%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 76%)Week ending Jul 20: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 4%, Good 75%, Excellent 21% — good+excellent 96% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 27: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 25%, Good 75%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 3: Very poor 0%, Poor 21%, Fair 25%, Good 54%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 54% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 10: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 30%, Good 70%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 70% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 17: Very poor 0%, Poor 25%, Fair 50%, Good 25%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 25% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvest begins — week ending Jul 6Harvest begins−45 pts — week ending Aug 17−45 ptsJun 22Jul 6Jul 20Aug 3Aug 17
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 25% good or excellent, week ending Aug 17. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2025

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

Maine blueberry green tip, 20250%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 27: 4% (5-yr avg —, last year 26%)Green tip, week ending May 4: 22% (5-yr avg 28%, last year 30%)Green tip, week ending May 11: 39% (5-yr avg 65%, last year 60%)Green tip, week ending May 18: 100% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 92%)Green tip, week ending May 25: 88% (5-yr avg 95%, last year 92%)Apr 27May 4May 11May 18May 25
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 88% as of May 25 (5-yr avg 95%).

Field progress

Pink, 2025

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

Maine blueberry pink, 20250%50%100%Pink, week ending May 4: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 18%)Pink, week ending May 11: 0% (5-yr avg 19%, last year 21%)Pink, week ending May 18: 50% (5-yr avg 48%, last year 46%)Pink, week ending May 25: 71% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 59%)Pink, week ending Jun 1: 100% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 87%)Pink, week ending Jun 8: 99% (5-yr avg —, last year 98%)May 4May 11May 18May 25Jun 1Jun 8
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 99% as of Jun 8.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2025

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

Maine blueberry full bloom, 20250%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 18: 2% (5-yr avg 14%, last year 4%)Full bloom, week ending May 25: 20% (5-yr avg 40%, last year 18%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 1: 93% (5-yr avg 61%, last year 59%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 8: 100% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 90%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 15: 90% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending Jun 22: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 18May 25Jun 1Jun 8Jun 15Jun 22
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 95% as of Jun 22.

Field progress

Petal fall, 2025

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

Maine blueberry petal fall, 20250%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 25: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending Jun 1: 16% (5-yr avg 26%, last year 40%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 8: 50% (5-yr avg 41%, last year 64%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 15: 96% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 91%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 22: 80% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 29: 93% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 25Jun 1Jun 8Jun 15Jun 22Jun 29
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 93% as of Jun 29.

Field progress

Fruit set, 2025

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

Maine blueberry fruit set, 20250%50%100%Fruit set, week ending Jun 15: 8% (5-yr avg —, last year 56%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 22: 68% (5-yr avg 65%, last year 74%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 29: 93% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 84%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 6: 95% (5-yr avg 91%, last year 98%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 13: 98% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jun 15Jun 22Jun 29Jul 6Jul 13
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 98% as of Jul 13.

Field progress

Harvested, 2025

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

Maine blueberry harvested, 20250%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jun 29: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 6: 2% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 13: 12% (5-yr avg —, last year 17%)Harvested, week ending Jul 20: 25% (5-yr avg 16%, last year 46%)Harvested, week ending Jul 27: 40% (5-yr avg 24%, last year 54%)Harvested, week ending Aug 3: 11% (5-yr avg 23%, last year 33%)Harvested, week ending Aug 10: 32% (5-yr avg 41%, last year 43%)Harvested, week ending Aug 17: 70% (5-yr avg 65%, last year 62%)Harvested, week ending Aug 24: 99% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 74%)Jun 29Jul 13Jul 27Aug 10Aug 24
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 99% as of Aug 24 (5-yr avg 81%).

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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