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Massachusetts blueberry crop

USDA last rated the 2022 Massachusetts blueberry crop for the week ending Aug 14, when 90% was good or excellent. Harvest stood at 100% complete (five-year average 91%).

Last rated week ending Aug 14, 2022

Good to excellent · last reading

90%of the crop

Share of the 2022 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Aug 14.

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100%

Harvested

+9 points against the five-year pace of 91%.

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, 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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Massachusetts blueberry crop condition, 20220%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 10%, Excellent 90% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending Jun 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 36%, Excellent 64% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 3: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 50%, Excellent 50% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 10: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 5%, Good 15%, Excellent 80% — good+excellent 95% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 17: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 10%, Excellent 90% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 24: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 50%, Good 50%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 31: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 25%, Good 51%, Excellent 24% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 7: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 30%, Good 60%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 70% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 90%)Week ending Aug 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 75%, Excellent 15% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvest begins — week ending Jun 26Harvest begins−50 pts — week ending Jul 24−50 ptsJun 19Jul 3Jul 17Jul 31Aug 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

Green tip, 2022

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

Massachusetts blueberry green tip, 20220%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 17: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Apr 24: 17% (5-yr avg —, last year 8%)Green tip, week ending May 1: 30% (5-yr avg —, last year 49%)Green tip, week ending May 8: 49% (5-yr avg 35%, last year 61%)Green tip, week ending May 15: 80% (5-yr avg 60%, last year 71%)Green tip, week ending May 22: 100% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 85%)Green tip, week ending May 29: 100% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 92%)Green tip, week ending Jun 5: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 95%)Apr 17Apr 24May 1May 8May 15May 22May 29Jun 5
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 100% as of Jun 5.

Field progress

Pink, 2022

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

Massachusetts blueberry pink, 20220%50%100%Pink, week ending May 1: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 8: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 33%)Pink, week ending May 15: 40% (5-yr avg 29%, last year 44%)Pink, week ending May 22: 70% (5-yr avg 44%, last year 63%)Pink, week ending May 29: 90% (5-yr avg 63%, last year 71%)Pink, week ending Jun 5: 100% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 75%)May 1May 8May 15May 22May 29Jun 5
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 100% as of Jun 5 (5-yr avg 73%).

Field progress

Full bloom, 2022

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

Massachusetts blueberry full bloom, 20220%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 8: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 15: 18% (5-yr avg —, last year 22%)Full bloom, week ending May 22: 43% (5-yr avg 13%, last year 40%)Full bloom, week ending May 29: 75% (5-yr avg 25%, last year 45%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 5: 85% (5-yr avg 39%, last year 49%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 12: 100% (5-yr avg 65%, last year 73%)May 8May 15May 22May 29Jun 5Jun 12
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 100% as of Jun 12 (5-yr avg 65%).

Field progress

Petal fall, 2022

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

Massachusetts blueberry petal fall, 20220%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 22: 12% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending May 29: 30% (5-yr avg —, last year 3%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 5: 85% (5-yr avg 15%, last year 14%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 12: 94% (5-yr avg 35%, last year 44%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 19: 100% (5-yr avg 55%, last year 82%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 26: 100% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 98%)May 22May 29Jun 5Jun 12Jun 19Jun 26
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 100% as of Jun 26 (5-yr avg 71%).

Field progress

Fruit set, 2022

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

Massachusetts blueberry fruit set, 20220%50%100%Fruit set, week ending May 29: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 5: 30% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 12: 65% (5-yr avg —, last year 22%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 19: 88% (5-yr avg 25%, last year 54%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 26: 100% (5-yr avg 45%, last year 77%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 3: 100% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 89%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 10: 100% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 99%)May 29Jun 5Jun 12Jun 19Jun 26Jul 3Jul 10
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 100% as of Jul 10 (5-yr avg 84%).

Field progress

Harvested, 2022

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

Massachusetts blueberry harvested, 20220%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jun 26: 2% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 3: 6% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Jul 10: 9% (5-yr avg —, last year 9%)Harvested, week ending Jul 17: 9% (5-yr avg —, last year 19%)Harvested, week ending Jul 24: 9% (5-yr avg —, last year 30%)Harvested, week ending Jul 31: 35% (5-yr avg 20%, last year 39%)Harvested, week ending Aug 7: 45% (5-yr avg 30%, last year 44%)Harvested, week ending Aug 14: 55% (5-yr avg 42%, last year 51%)Harvested, week ending Aug 21: 60% (5-yr avg 54%, last year 61%)Harvested, week ending Aug 28: 95% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 79%)Harvested, week ending Sep 4: 99% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 93%)Harvested, week ending Sep 11: 100% (5-yr avg 91%, last year 99%)Jun 26Jul 10Jul 24Aug 7Aug 21Sep 4
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 100% as of Sep 11 (5-yr avg 91%).

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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