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Massachusetts blueberry crop

USDA last rated the 2020 Massachusetts blueberry crop for the week ending Aug 16, when 58% was good or excellent, versus 82% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 96% complete.

Last rated week ending Aug 16, 2020

Good to excellent · last reading

58%of the crop

Share of the 2020 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Aug 16.

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96%

Harvested

As of Sep 13.

Analysis

Week ending Aug 9 — 7 weeks ago

Massachusetts blueberries rated 85% good to excellent

As of the week ending August 9, 2026, Massachusetts blueberries were rated 85% good to excellent, up 3 points from the prior week. The rest of the crop was rated fair, with no acreage in poor or very poor condition. Bloom and fruit set stages were complete earlier in the season, and harvest reached 98% by the week ending August 30, 2026. This rating is the most recent USDA has published for the state and does not reflect current conditions.

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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Massachusetts blueberry crop condition, 20200%25%50%75%100%Week ending May 3: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 80%, Good 20%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 20% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending May 10: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 80%, Good 20%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 20% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending May 17: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 80%, Good 20%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 20% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending May 24: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 80%, Good 20%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 20% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending May 31: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 80%, Good 20%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 20% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jun 7: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 80%, Good 20%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 20% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jun 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 80%, Good 20%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 20% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jun 21: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 80%, Good 20%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 20% (5-yr avg —, last year 84%)Week ending Jun 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 80%, Good 20%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 20% (5-yr avg —, last year 80%)Week ending Jul 5: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 80%, Good 20%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 20% (5-yr avg —, last year 80%)Week ending Jul 12: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 80%, Good 20%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 20% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 80%)Week ending Jul 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 80%, Good 20%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 20% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 80%)Week ending Jul 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 80%, Good 20%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 20% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 87%)Week ending Aug 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 42%, Good 58%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 58% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 80%)Week ending Aug 9: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 42%, Good 58%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 58% (5-yr avg —, last year 80%)Week ending Aug 16: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 42%, Good 58%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 58% (5-yr avg —, last year 82%)Harvest begins — week ending Jul 26Harvest beginsMay 3May 17May 31Jun 14Jun 28Jul 12Jul 26Aug 9
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 58% good or excellent, week ending Aug 16. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2020

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

Massachusetts blueberry green tip, 20200%50%100%Green tip, week ending May 3: 10% (5-yr avg 17%, last year 29%)Green tip, week ending May 10: 30% (5-yr avg 51%, last year 47%)Green tip, week ending May 17: 88% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 53%)Green tip, week ending May 24: 90% (5-yr avg —, last year 65%)Green tip, week ending May 31: 99% (5-yr avg —, last year 84%)May 3May 10May 17May 24May 31
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 99% as of May 31.

Field progress

Pink, 2020

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

Massachusetts blueberry pink, 20200%50%100%Pink, week ending May 10: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 17: 70% (5-yr avg 33%, last year 11%)Pink, week ending May 24: 73% (5-yr avg 58%, last year 32%)Pink, week ending May 31: 81% (5-yr avg —, last year 61%)Pink, week ending Jun 7: 93% (5-yr avg —, last year 84%)May 10May 17May 24May 31Jun 7
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 93% as of Jun 7.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2020

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

Massachusetts blueberry full bloom, 20200%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 17: 6% (5-yr avg 6%, last year 0%)Full bloom, week ending May 24: 7% (5-yr avg 26%, last year 7%)Full bloom, week ending May 31: 24% (5-yr avg 41%, last year 24%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 7: 54% (5-yr avg 63%, last year 51%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 14: 75% (5-yr avg —, last year 78%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 21: 89% (5-yr avg —, last year 91%)May 17May 24May 31Jun 7Jun 14Jun 21
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 89% as of Jun 21.

Field progress

Petal fall, 2020

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

Massachusetts blueberry petal fall, 20200%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 31: 13% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending Jun 7: 16% (5-yr avg 33%, last year 23%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 14: 19% (5-yr avg 52%, last year 48%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 21: 55% (5-yr avg —, last year 69%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 28: 80% (5-yr avg —, last year 78%)Petal fall, week ending Jul 5: 81% (5-yr avg —, last year 91%)Petal fall, week ending Jul 12: 92% (5-yr avg —, last year 96%)May 31Jun 7Jun 14Jun 21Jun 28Jul 5Jul 12
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 92% as of Jul 12.

Field progress

Fruit set, 2020

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

Massachusetts blueberry fruit set, 20200%50%100%Fruit set, week ending Jun 14: 7% (5-yr avg 25%, last year 16%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 21: 13% (5-yr avg 50%, last year 36%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 28: 54% (5-yr avg —, last year 48%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 5: 55% (5-yr avg —, last year 73%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 12: 80% (5-yr avg —, last year 84%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 19: 82% (5-yr avg —, last year 94%)Jun 14Jun 21Jun 28Jul 5Jul 12Jul 19
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 82% as of Jul 19.

Field progress

Harvested, 2020

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

Massachusetts blueberry harvested, 20200%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 26: 5% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 2: 10% (5-yr avg 32%, last year 10%)Harvested, week ending Aug 9: 28% (5-yr avg 41%, last year 22%)Harvested, week ending Aug 16: 55% (5-yr avg 50%, last year 36%)Harvested, week ending Aug 23: 74% (5-yr avg 62%, last year 54%)Harvested, week ending Aug 30: 85% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 75%)Harvested, week ending Sep 6: 88% (5-yr avg —, last year 90%)Harvested, week ending Sep 13: 96% (5-yr avg —, last year 96%)Jul 26Aug 2Aug 9Aug 16Aug 23Aug 30Sep 6Sep 13
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 96% as of Sep 13.

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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