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Maine sweet corn crop

USDA last rated the 2022 Maine sweet corn crop for the week ending Aug 14, when 90% was good or excellent, 11 points above the five-year average of 79%, versus 50% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 97% complete.

Last rated week ending Aug 14, 2022

Good to excellent · last reading

90%of the crop

11 points above the five-year average for this week, and 50% a year ago.

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97%

Harvested

As of Oct 9.

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, 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 sweet corn crop condition, 20220%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 50%, Good 50%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 3: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 19%, Good 81%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 81% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 75%)Week ending Jul 10: Very poor 0%, Poor 3%, Fair 7%, Good 62%, Excellent 28% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 80%)Week ending Jul 17: Very poor 0%, Poor 10%, Fair 15%, Good 65%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg 94%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 24: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 33%, Excellent 67% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 94%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 7: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 23%, Good 54%, Excellent 23% — good+excellent 77% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 50%)Week ending Aug 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 3%, Fair 7%, Good 68%, Excellent 22% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 50%)Harvest begins — week ending Jun 26Harvest begins−23 pts — week ending Aug 7−23 ptsJun 26Jul 3Jul 10Jul 17Jul 24Aug 7Aug 14
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 90% good or excellent, week ending Aug 14. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Planted, 2022

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

Maine sweet corn planted, 20220%50%100%Planted, week ending Apr 24: 4% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending May 1: 10% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Planted, week ending May 8: 18% (5-yr avg 6%, last year 3%)Planted, week ending May 15: 26% (5-yr avg 16%, last year 11%)Planted, week ending May 22: 36% (5-yr avg 35%, last year 16%)Planted, week ending May 29: 78% (5-yr avg 46%, last year 24%)Planted, week ending Jun 5: 99% (5-yr avg 56%, last year 34%)Planted, week ending Jun 12: 100% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 65%)Planted, week ending Jun 19: 100% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 79%)Planted, week ending Jun 26: 100% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 84%)Planted, week ending Jul 3: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 98%)Planted, week ending Jul 10: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Apr 24May 8May 22Jun 5Jun 19Jul 3
This year5-yr avgLast year

Planted: 100% as of Jul 10.

Field progress

Emerged, 2022

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

Maine sweet corn emerged, 20220%50%100%Emerged, week ending May 1: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending May 8: 8% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending May 15: 12% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending May 22: 22% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Emerged, week ending May 29: 40% (5-yr avg —, last year 2%)Emerged, week ending Jun 5: 45% (5-yr avg —, last year 9%)Emerged, week ending Jun 12: 55% (5-yr avg —, last year 10%)Emerged, week ending Jun 19: 87% (5-yr avg —, last year 66%)Emerged, week ending Jun 26: 99% (5-yr avg —, last year 84%)Emerged, week ending Jul 3: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 94%)Emerged, week ending Jul 10: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)May 1May 15May 29Jun 12Jun 26Jul 10
This year5-yr avgLast year

Emerged: 100% as of Jul 10.

Field progress

Harvested, 2022

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

Maine sweet corn harvested, 20220%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jun 26: 2% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 3: 34% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Jul 10: 40% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Jul 17: 45% (5-yr avg 1%, last year 4%)Harvested, week ending Jul 24: 50% (5-yr avg 3%, last year 5%)Harvested, week ending Jul 31: 52% (5-yr avg 7%, last year 7%)Harvested, week ending Aug 7: 58% (5-yr avg 16%, last year 16%)Harvested, week ending Aug 14: 60% (5-yr avg 25%, last year 24%)Harvested, week ending Aug 21: 65% (5-yr avg 39%, last year 32%)Harvested, week ending Aug 28: 69% (5-yr avg 53%, last year 46%)Harvested, week ending Sep 4: 73% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 63%)Harvested, week ending Sep 11: 78% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 71%)Harvested, week ending Sep 18: 85% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 90%)Harvested, week ending Sep 25: 95% (5-yr avg 95%, last year 94%)Harvested, week ending Oct 2: 96% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Oct 9: 97% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jun 26Jul 10Jul 24Aug 7Aug 21Sep 4Sep 18Oct 2
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 97% as of Oct 9.

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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