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Maine sweet corn crop

USDA last rated the 2023 Maine sweet corn crop for the week ending Aug 6, when 37% was good or excellent, 46 points below the five-year average of 83%, versus 77% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 98% complete.

Last rated week ending Aug 6, 2023

Good to excellent · last reading

37%of the crop

46 points below the five-year average for this week, and 77% a year ago.

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98%

Harvested

As of Oct 15.

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, 2023

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, 20230%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 25: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 3%, Good 97%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 97% (5-yr avg —, last year 50%)Week ending Jul 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 4%, Good 96%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 96% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 81%)Week ending Jul 9: Very poor 24%, Poor 9%, Fair 11%, Good 56%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 56% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 90%)Week ending Jul 16: Very poor 44%, Poor 0%, Fair 20%, Good 36%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 36% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 75%)Week ending Jul 23: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 36%, Good 46%, Excellent 18% — good+excellent 64% (5-yr avg 95%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 30: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 56%, Good 41%, Excellent 3% — good+excellent 44% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Aug 6: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 63%, Good 28%, Excellent 9% — good+excellent 37% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 77%)−40 pts — week ending Jul 9−40 ptsHarvest begins — week ending Jul 23Harvest beginsJun 25Jul 2Jul 9Jul 16Jul 23Jul 30Aug 6
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 37% good or excellent, week ending Aug 6. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Planted, 2023

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

Maine sweet corn planted, 20230%50%100%Planted, week ending Apr 30: 3% (5-yr avg —, last year 9%)Planted, week ending May 7: 6% (5-yr avg 7%, last year 17%)Planted, week ending May 14: 26% (5-yr avg 17%, last year 25%)Planted, week ending May 21: 29% (5-yr avg 33%, last year 35%)Planted, week ending May 28: 60% (5-yr avg 52%, last year 72%)Planted, week ending Jun 4: 75% (5-yr avg 65%, last year 96%)Planted, week ending Jun 11: 93% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 100%)Planted, week ending Jun 18: 98% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 100%)Planted, week ending Jun 25: 99% (5-yr avg 94%, last year 100%)Planted, week ending Jul 2: 100% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 100%)Planted, week ending Jul 9: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Apr 30May 14May 28Jun 11Jun 25Jul 9
This year5-yr avgLast year

Planted: 100% as of Jul 9.

Field progress

Emerged, 2023

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

Maine sweet corn emerged, 20230%50%100%Emerged, week ending May 7: 2% (5-yr avg —, last year 7%)Emerged, week ending May 14: 3% (5-yr avg —, last year 11%)Emerged, week ending May 21: 10% (5-yr avg —, last year 21%)Emerged, week ending May 28: 20% (5-yr avg —, last year 37%)Emerged, week ending Jun 4: 40% (5-yr avg —, last year 44%)Emerged, week ending Jun 11: 50% (5-yr avg —, last year 54%)Emerged, week ending Jun 18: 80% (5-yr avg —, last year 82%)Emerged, week ending Jun 25: 83% (5-yr avg —, last year 97%)Emerged, week ending Jul 2: 86% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Emerged, week ending Jul 9: 87% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)May 7May 21Jun 4Jun 18Jul 2
This year5-yr avgLast year

Emerged: 87% as of Jul 9.

Field progress

Harvested, 2023

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

Maine sweet corn harvested, 20230%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jun 25: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 2: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 29%)Harvested, week ending Jul 9: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 39%)Harvested, week ending Jul 16: 0% (5-yr avg 10%, last year 44%)Harvested, week ending Jul 23: 5% (5-yr avg 13%, last year 49%)Harvested, week ending Jul 30: 25% (5-yr avg 16%, last year 52%)Harvested, week ending Aug 6: 27% (5-yr avg 25%, last year 57%)Harvested, week ending Aug 13: 35% (5-yr avg 33%, last year 60%)Harvested, week ending Sep 3: 50% (5-yr avg 64%, last year 72%)Harvested, week ending Sep 10: 70% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 77%)Harvested, week ending Sep 17: 80% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 84%)Harvested, week ending Sep 24: 90% (5-yr avg 95%, last year 94%)Harvested, week ending Oct 1: 92% (5-yr avg —, last year 96%)Harvested, week ending Oct 8: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year 97%)Harvested, week ending Oct 15: 98% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jun 25Jul 9Jul 23Aug 6Sep 3Sep 17Oct 1Oct 15
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 98% as of Oct 15.

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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