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Maine strawberry crop

USDA last rated the 2024 Maine strawberry crop for the week ending Jul 7, when 84% was good or excellent. Harvest stood at 90% complete (five-year average 90%).

Last rated week ending Jul 7, 2024

Good to excellent · last reading

84%of the crop

Share of the 2024 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Jul 7.

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90%

Harvested

0 points against the five-year pace of 90%.

Analysis

Week ending Jul 12 — 11 weeks ago

Maine strawberries rated 78% good to excellent

Maine's strawberry crop was rated 78% good to excellent for the week ending July 12, 2026, unchanged from the prior week and the most recent condition reading USDA has published for the state. Fair conditions covered 22% of the crop, with none rated poor or very poor. By that week, petal fall was complete and fruit set had reached 99%. Harvest was pegged at 97% complete by August 2. Watch for USDA's next condition update to see whether the good-to-excellent share holds as harvest wraps up.

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, 2024

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 strawberry crop condition, 20240%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 16: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 7%, Good 18%, Excellent 75% — good+excellent 93% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 45%)Week ending Jun 23: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 11%, Good 34%, Excellent 55% — good+excellent 89% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 50%)Week ending Jun 30: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 31%, Excellent 59% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg —, last year 44%)Week ending Jul 7: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 16%, Good 34%, Excellent 50% — good+excellent 84% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvest begins — week ending Jun 16Harvest begins−6 pts — week ending Jul 7−6 ptsJun 16Jun 23Jun 30Jul 7
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 84% good or excellent, week ending Jul 7. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Planted, 2024

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

Maine strawberry planted, 20240%50%100%Planted, week ending Apr 21: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending May 5: 34% (5-yr avg —, last year 24%)Planted, week ending May 12: 36% (5-yr avg —, last year 48%)Planted, week ending May 19: 63% (5-yr avg —, last year 76%)Apr 21May 5May 12May 19
This year5-yr avgLast year

Planted: 63% as of May 19.

Field progress

Green tip, 2024

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

Maine strawberry green tip, 20240%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 28: 23% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending May 5: 23% (5-yr avg —, last year 8%)Green tip, week ending May 12: 25% (5-yr avg 26%, last year 31%)Green tip, week ending May 19: 52% (5-yr avg 51%, last year 65%)Green tip, week ending May 26: 75% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 86%)Green tip, week ending Jun 2: 80% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Jun 9: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Apr 28May 5May 12May 19May 26Jun 2Jun 9
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 100% as of Jun 9.

Field progress

Pink, 2024

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

Maine strawberry pink, 20240%50%100%Pink, week ending May 12: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 19: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Pink, week ending May 26: 12% (5-yr avg 47%, last year 50%)Pink, week ending Jun 2: 45% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending Jun 9: 90% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending Jun 16: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 12May 19May 26Jun 2Jun 9Jun 16
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 100% as of Jun 16.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2024

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

Maine strawberry full bloom, 20240%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 19: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Full bloom, week ending May 26: 1% (5-yr avg 29%, last year 39%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 2: 24% (5-yr avg 48%, last year 66%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 9: 75% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 88%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 16: 100% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 99%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 23: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 19May 26Jun 2Jun 9Jun 16Jun 23
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 100% as of Jun 23.

Field progress

Petal fall, 2024

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

Maine strawberry petal fall, 20240%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 26: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 14%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 2: 1% (5-yr avg 19%, last year 26%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 9: 50% (5-yr avg 43%, last year 56%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 16: 90% (5-yr avg 63%, last year 87%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 23: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending Jun 30: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 26Jun 2Jun 9Jun 16Jun 23Jun 30
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 100% as of Jun 30.

Field progress

Fruit set, 2024

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

Maine strawberry fruit set, 20240%50%100%Fruit set, week ending May 26: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 7%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 2: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 17%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 9: 15% (5-yr avg 23%, last year 38%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 16: 60% (5-yr avg 48%, last year 74%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 23: 60% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 95%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 30: 62% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 7: 95% (5-yr avg 94%, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 14: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 26Jun 2Jun 9Jun 16Jun 23Jun 30Jul 7Jul 14
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 100% as of Jul 14.

Field progress

Harvested, 2024

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

Maine strawberry harvested, 20240%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jun 16: 15% (5-yr avg —, last year 19%)Harvested, week ending Jun 23: 19% (5-yr avg 18%, last year 46%)Harvested, week ending Jun 30: 35% (5-yr avg 32%, last year 59%)Harvested, week ending Jul 7: 65% (5-yr avg 53%, last year 67%)Harvested, week ending Jul 14: 85% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 85%)Harvested, week ending Jul 21: 90% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 97%)Jun 16Jun 23Jun 30Jul 7Jul 14Jul 21
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 90% as of Jul 21 (5-yr avg 90%).

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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