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Maine sweet corn crop

USDA last rated the 2020 Maine sweet corn crop for the week ending Aug 23, when 92% was good or excellent, versus 95% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 98% complete.

Last rated week ending Aug 23, 2020

Good to excellent · last reading

92%of the crop

Share of the 2020 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Aug 23.

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98%

Harvested

As of Oct 4.

Analysis

Week ending Sep 6 — 3 weeks ago

Maine sweet corn holds steady at 66% good

Maine's sweet corn crop rated 66% good to excellent for the week ending September 6, unchanged from the prior week, with 11% rated poor and none very poor. Planting reached 95% as of mid-June, ahead of the five-year average of 91% though behind last year's 97%. Emergence hit 100%, above both the five-year average of 96% and last year's 99%. Harvest reached 70% by September 13, trailing the five-year average pace of 75% but running slightly ahead of last year's 69% at the same point.

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.

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Maine sweet corn crop condition, 20200%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jul 5: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 37%, Good 55%, Excellent 8% — good+excellent 63% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 92%)Week ending Jul 12: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 25%, Good 65%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 90%)Week ending Jul 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 20%, Good 67%, Excellent 13% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg 91%, last year 90%)Week ending Jul 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 15%, Good 70%, Excellent 15% — good+excellent 85% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 92%)Week ending Aug 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 7%, Good 69%, Excellent 24% — good+excellent 93% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 90%)Week ending Aug 9: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 3%, Good 64%, Excellent 33% — good+excellent 97% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 90%)Week ending Aug 16: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 1%, Good 61%, Excellent 38% — good+excellent 99% (5-yr avg —, last year 52%)Week ending Aug 23: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 8%, Good 63%, Excellent 29% — good+excellent 92% (5-yr avg —, last year 95%)Harvest begins — week ending Jul 26Harvest begins−7 pts — week ending Aug 23−7 ptsJul 5Jul 12Jul 19Jul 26Aug 2Aug 9Aug 16Aug 23
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 92% good or excellent, week ending Aug 23. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Planted, 2020

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

Maine sweet corn planted, 20200%50%100%Planted, week ending May 3: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending May 10: 5% (5-yr avg 11%, last year 4%)Planted, week ending May 17: 15% (5-yr avg 24%, last year 12%)Planted, week ending May 24: 82% (5-yr avg 38%, last year 22%)Planted, week ending May 31: 85% (5-yr avg 62%, last year 36%)Planted, week ending Jun 7: 89% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 58%)Planted, week ending Jun 14: 93% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 72%)Planted, week ending Jun 21: 95% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 89%)Planted, week ending Jun 28: 97% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 99%)Planted, week ending Jul 5: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Planted, week ending Jul 12: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending Jul 19: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 3May 17May 31Jun 14Jun 28Jul 12
This year5-yr avgLast year

Planted: 100% as of Jul 19.

Field progress

Emerged, 2020

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

Maine sweet corn emerged, 20200%50%100%Emerged, week ending May 10: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending May 17: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending May 24: 3% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending May 31: 4% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending Jun 7: 12% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending Jun 14: 28% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending Jun 21: 40% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending Jun 28: 55% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending Jul 5: 75% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending Jul 12: 99% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending Jul 19: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending Jul 26: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 10May 24Jun 7Jun 21Jul 5Jul 19
This year5-yr avgLast year

Emerged: 100% as of Jul 26.

Field progress

Harvested, 2020

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

Maine sweet corn harvested, 20200%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 12: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 19: 0% (5-yr avg 2%, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Jul 26: 10% (5-yr avg 4%, last year 1%)Harvested, week ending Aug 2: 16% (5-yr avg 10%, last year 4%)Harvested, week ending Aug 9: 29% (5-yr avg 23%, last year 14%)Harvested, week ending Aug 16: 31% (5-yr avg 37%, last year 31%)Harvested, week ending Aug 23: 42% (5-yr avg 50%, last year 47%)Harvested, week ending Aug 30: 60% (5-yr avg 60%, last year 53%)Harvested, week ending Sep 6: 77% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 57%)Harvested, week ending Sep 13: 79% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 81%)Harvested, week ending Sep 20: 92% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 94%)Harvested, week ending Sep 27: 93% (5-yr avg —, last year 97%)Harvested, week ending Oct 4: 98% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)Jul 12Jul 26Aug 9Aug 23Sep 6Sep 20Oct 4
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 98% as of Oct 4.

Utilization

Where the crop went

Fresh market against processing and unsold volume, by crop year.

Maine sweet corn crop: fresh market vs processing00.10.10.2million cwt2010: fresh 0.1, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 million cwt — 100% fresh20102011: fresh 0.1, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 million cwt — 100% fresh20112012: fresh 0.1, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 million cwt — 100% fresh20122013: fresh 0.1, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 million cwt — 100% fresh20132014: fresh 0.1, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 million cwt — 100% fresh20142015: fresh 0.1, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 million cwt — 100% fresh2015
Fresh marketProcessingNot sold

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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