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Maine sweet corn crop

USDA last rated the 2026 Maine sweet corn crop for the week ending Sep 6, when 66% was good or excellent. Harvest is 90% complete.

Last rated week ending Sep 6, 2026

Good to excellent · last reading

66%of the crop

Share of the 2026 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Sep 6.

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90%

Harvested

As of Sep 27.

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, 2026

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 sweet corn crop condition, 20260%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 11%, Good 56%, Excellent 33% — good+excellent 89% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jul 5: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 15%, Good 58%, Excellent 27% — good+excellent 85% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jul 12: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 19%, Good 56%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 81% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jul 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 22%, Good 51%, Excellent 27% — good+excellent 78% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jul 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 6%, Fair 17%, Good 51%, Excellent 26% — good+excellent 77% (5-yr avg —, last year 87%)Week ending Aug 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 9%, Fair 19%, Good 44%, Excellent 28% — good+excellent 72% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 76%)Week ending Aug 9: Very poor 0%, Poor 3%, Fair 14%, Good 26%, Excellent 57% — good+excellent 83% (5-yr avg —, last year 68%)Week ending Aug 16: Very poor 0%, Poor 11%, Fair 20%, Good 41%, Excellent 28% — good+excellent 69% (5-yr avg —, last year 33%)Week ending Aug 23: Very poor 0%, Poor 11%, Fair 23%, Good 41%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 66% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Aug 30: Very poor 0%, Poor 11%, Fair 23%, Good 41%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 66% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Sep 6: Very poor 0%, Poor 11%, Fair 23%, Good 41%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 66% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvest begins — week ending Jul 12Harvest begins−14 pts — week ending Aug 16−14 ptsJun 28Jul 12Jul 26Aug 9Aug 23Sep 6
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 66% good or excellent, week ending Sep 6. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Planted, 2026

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

Maine sweet corn planted, 20260%50%100%Planted, week ending Apr 26: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending May 3: 2% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending May 10: 4% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending May 17: 17% (5-yr avg 22%, last year 31%)Planted, week ending May 24: 47% (5-yr avg 38%, last year 39%)Planted, week ending May 31: 64% (5-yr avg 64%, last year 73%)Planted, week ending Jun 7: 91% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 93%)Planted, week ending Jun 14: 95% (5-yr avg 91%, last year 97%)Apr 26May 3May 10May 17May 24May 31Jun 7Jun 14
This year5-yr avgLast year

Planted: 95% as of Jun 14 (5-yr avg 91%).

Field progress

Emerged, 2026

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

Maine sweet corn emerged, 20260%50%100%Emerged, week ending May 24: 1% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending May 31: 22% (5-yr avg 20%, last year 26%)Emerged, week ending Jun 7: 23% (5-yr avg 32%, last year 45%)Emerged, week ending Jun 14: 48% (5-yr avg 54%, last year 79%)Emerged, week ending Jun 21: 86% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 93%)Emerged, week ending Jun 28: 94% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 97%)Emerged, week ending Jul 5: 100% (5-yr avg 96%, last year 99%)May 24May 31Jun 7Jun 14Jun 21Jun 28Jul 5
This year5-yr avgLast year

Emerged: 100% as of Jul 5 (5-yr avg 96%).

Field progress

Harvested, 2026

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

Maine sweet corn harvested, 20260%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 12: 2% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 19: 4% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 26: 10% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 2: 16% (5-yr avg 22%, last year 8%)Harvested, week ending Aug 9: 32% (5-yr avg 30%, last year 19%)Harvested, week ending Aug 16: 40% (5-yr avg —, last year 42%)Harvested, week ending Aug 23: 43% (5-yr avg —, last year 52%)Harvested, week ending Aug 30: 51% (5-yr avg —, last year 57%)Harvested, week ending Sep 6: 63% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 60%)Harvested, week ending Sep 13: 70% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 69%)Harvested, week ending Sep 20: 84% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 79%)Harvested, week ending Sep 27: 90% (5-yr avg —, last year 89%)Jul 12Jul 26Aug 9Aug 23Sep 6Sep 20
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 90% as of Sep 27.

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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