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Massachusetts blueberry crop

USDA last rated the 2023 Massachusetts blueberry crop for the week ending Aug 13, when 75% was good or excellent, versus 90% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 100% complete.

Last rated week ending Aug 13, 2023

Good to excellent · last reading

75%of the crop

Share of the 2023 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Aug 13.

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100%

Harvested

As of Sep 24.

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, 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.

2026202520242023202220212020
Massachusetts blueberry crop condition, 20230%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 18: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 55%, Good 45%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 45% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending Jun 25: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 50%, Good 50%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 50%, Good 50%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 9: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 45%, Good 55%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 55% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 95%)Week ending Jul 16: Very poor 0%, Poor 3%, Fair 38%, Good 59%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 59% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 23: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 35%, Good 60%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 65% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 50%)Week ending Jul 30: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 30%, Good 60%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 70% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 75%)Week ending Aug 6: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 30%, Good 60%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 70% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 70%)Week ending Aug 13: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 25%, Good 50%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg —, last year 90%)Harvest begins — week ending Jun 25Harvest beginsJun 18Jul 2Jul 16Jul 30Aug 13
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 75% good or excellent, week ending Aug 13. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2023

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

Massachusetts blueberry green tip, 20230%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 23: 20% (5-yr avg —, last year 15%)Green tip, week ending Apr 30: 30% (5-yr avg —, last year 28%)Green tip, week ending May 7: 50% (5-yr avg 34%, last year 46%)Green tip, week ending May 14: 53% (5-yr avg 62%, last year 76%)Green tip, week ending May 21: 85% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 97%)Green tip, week ending May 28: 95% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 100%)Apr 23Apr 30May 7May 14May 21May 28
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 95% as of May 28 (5-yr avg 89%).

Field progress

Pink, 2023

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

Massachusetts blueberry pink, 20230%50%100%Pink, week ending May 7: 25% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Pink, week ending May 14: 40% (5-yr avg 27%, last year 34%)Pink, week ending May 21: 55% (5-yr avg 47%, last year 66%)Pink, week ending May 28: 90% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 87%)May 7May 14May 21May 28
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 90% as of May 28 (5-yr avg 67%).

Field progress

Full bloom, 2023

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

Massachusetts blueberry full bloom, 20230%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 14: 10% (5-yr avg —, last year 15%)Full bloom, week ending May 21: 20% (5-yr avg 17%, last year 39%)Full bloom, week ending May 28: 70% (5-yr avg 30%, last year 70%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 4: 100% (5-yr avg 45%, last year 84%)May 14May 21May 28Jun 4
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 100% as of Jun 4 (5-yr avg 45%).

Field progress

Petal fall, 2023

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

Massachusetts blueberry petal fall, 20230%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 21: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending May 28: 28% (5-yr avg —, last year 27%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 4: 73% (5-yr avg 25%, last year 77%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 11: 95% (5-yr avg 43%, last year 93%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 18: 100% (5-yr avg 62%, last year 99%)May 21May 28Jun 4Jun 11Jun 18
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 100% as of Jun 18 (5-yr avg 62%).

Field progress

Fruit set, 2023

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

Massachusetts blueberry fruit set, 20230%50%100%Fruit set, week ending May 28: 10% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 4: 30% (5-yr avg —, last year 26%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 11: 75% (5-yr avg —, last year 60%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 18: 85% (5-yr avg 36%, last year 85%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 25: 100% (5-yr avg 54%, last year 98%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 2: 100% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 9: 100% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 100%)May 28Jun 4Jun 11Jun 18Jun 25Jul 2Jul 9
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 100% as of Jul 9 (5-yr avg 83%).

Field progress

Harvested, 2023

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

Massachusetts blueberry harvested, 20230%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jun 25: 1% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 2: 5% (5-yr avg —, last year 5%)Harvested, week ending Jul 9: 15% (5-yr avg —, last year 9%)Harvested, week ending Jul 16: 20% (5-yr avg —, last year 9%)Harvested, week ending Jul 23: 25% (5-yr avg —, last year 9%)Harvested, week ending Jul 30: 32% (5-yr avg 20%, last year 31%)Harvested, week ending Aug 6: 37% (5-yr avg 31%, last year 44%)Harvested, week ending Aug 13: 57% (5-yr avg 42%, last year 54%)Harvested, week ending Sep 3: 75% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 98%)Harvested, week ending Sep 10: 100% (5-yr avg 94%, last year 100%)Harvested, week ending Sep 17: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Sep 24: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jun 25Jul 9Jul 23Aug 6Sep 3Sep 17
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 100% as of Sep 24.

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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