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Maryland sweet corn crop

Harvest stood at 95% complete. USDA last published a production estimate for the state in 2018, when the crop finished at 1.0 million cwt.

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95%

Harvested

As of Sep 19.

Weekly ratings

Crop condition, 2021

No weekly ratings published for 2021.

Field progress

Planted, 2021

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

Maryland sweet corn planted, 20210%50%100%Planted, week ending May 2: 9% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending May 9: 13% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending May 16: 28% (5-yr avg 29%, last year 29%)Planted, week ending May 23: 35% (5-yr avg 37%, last year 33%)Planted, week ending May 30: 47% (5-yr avg 45%, last year 38%)Planted, week ending Jun 6: 60% (5-yr avg 53%, last year 48%)Planted, week ending Jun 13: 62% (5-yr avg 62%, last year 53%)Planted, week ending Jun 20: 64% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 56%)Planted, week ending Jun 27: 73% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 65%)Planted, week ending Jul 4: 76% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 73%)Planted, week ending Jul 11: 78% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 85%)Planted, week ending Jul 18: 88% (5-yr avg —, last year 94%)Planted, week ending Jul 25: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 2May 16May 30Jun 13Jun 27Jul 11Jul 25
This year5-yr avgLast year

Planted: 100% as of Jul 25.

Field progress

Emerged, 2021

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

Maryland sweet corn emerged, 20210%50%100%Emerged, week ending May 23: 30% (5-yr avg —, last year 19%)Emerged, week ending May 30: 38% (5-yr avg —, last year 27%)Emerged, week ending Jun 6: 43% (5-yr avg —, last year 36%)Emerged, week ending Jun 13: 51% (5-yr avg —, last year 41%)Emerged, week ending Jun 20: 52% (5-yr avg —, last year 45%)Emerged, week ending Jun 27: 65% (5-yr avg —, last year 54%)Emerged, week ending Jul 4: 69% (5-yr avg —, last year 65%)Emerged, week ending Jul 11: 72% (5-yr avg —, last year 74%)Emerged, week ending Jul 18: 85% (5-yr avg —, last year 84%)Emerged, week ending Jul 25: 94% (5-yr avg —, last year 89%)Emerged, week ending Aug 1: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)May 23Jun 6Jun 20Jul 4Jul 18Aug 1
This year5-yr avgLast year

Emerged: 100% as of Aug 1.

Field progress

Harvested, 2021

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

Maryland sweet corn harvested, 20210%50%100%Harvested, week ending Aug 1: 25% (5-yr avg 29%, last year 32%)Harvested, week ending Aug 8: 53% (5-yr avg 40%, last year 44%)Harvested, week ending Aug 15: 58% (5-yr avg 49%, last year 49%)Harvested, week ending Aug 22: 64% (5-yr avg 61%, last year 64%)Harvested, week ending Aug 29: 76% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 79%)Harvested, week ending Sep 5: 89% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 89%)Harvested, week ending Sep 12: 93% (5-yr avg —, last year 93%)Harvested, week ending Sep 19: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year 95%)Aug 1Aug 8Aug 15Aug 22Aug 29Sep 5Sep 12Sep 19
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 95% as of Sep 19.

Production record

Final crop by year, through 2018

USDA published production estimates for Maryland sweet corn through 2018 and has not surveyed the state since.

Maryland sweet corn crop: final estimate by year00.511.5million cwt2016: no forecast · final 1.1 million cwt20162017: no forecast · final 0.9 million cwt20172018: no forecast · final 1.0 million cwt2018
Crop yearFinal (million cwt)Crop valueShare of US
20181.0 million cwt$14M1.3%
20170.9 million cwt$12M1.2%
20161.1 million cwt$13M1.5%

USDA published annual estimates for this state through 2018. It has since been dropped from the annual survey, so there is no newer production figure — the weekly condition ratings above are the current measure.

Utilization

Where the crop went

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

Maryland sweet corn crop: fresh market vs processing00.10.20.3million cwt2010: fresh 0.2, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 million cwt — 100% fresh20102011: fresh 0.2, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 million cwt — 100% fresh20112012: fresh 0.2, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 million cwt — 100% fresh20122013: fresh 0.2, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 million cwt — 100% fresh20132014: fresh 0.2, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 million cwt — 100% fresh20142015: fresh 0.2, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 million cwt — 100% fresh20152016: fresh 0.0, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 million cwt20162017: fresh 0.0, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 million cwt — 0% fresh20172018: fresh 0.0, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 million cwt2018
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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