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Massachusetts blueberry crop

USDA last rated the 2026 Massachusetts blueberry crop for the week ending Aug 9, when 85% was good or excellent. Harvest is 100% complete.

Last rated week ending Aug 9, 2026

Good to excellent · last reading

85%of the crop

Share of the 2026 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Aug 9.

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100%

Harvested

As of Sep 27.

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, 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
Massachusetts blueberry crop condition, 20260%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 20%, Good 75%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 85%)Week ending Jul 5: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 35%, Good 65%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 65% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 95%)Week ending Jul 12: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 50%, Good 45%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 90%)Week ending Jul 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 45%, Good 50%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 55% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 95%)Week ending Jul 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 44%, Good 50%, Excellent 6% — good+excellent 56% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 97%)Week ending Aug 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 18%, Good 70%, Excellent 12% — good+excellent 82% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 9: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 15%, Good 71%, Excellent 14% — good+excellent 85% (5-yr avg —, last year —)−15 pts — week ending Jul 5−15 ptsHarvest begins — week ending Jul 12Harvest beginsJun 28Jul 5Jul 12Jul 19Jul 26Aug 2Aug 9
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 85% good or excellent, week ending Aug 9. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2026

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

Massachusetts blueberry green tip, 20260%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 26: 70% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending May 3: 80% (5-yr avg 55%, last year 71%)Green tip, week ending May 10: 93% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 93%)Green tip, week ending May 17: 99% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 99%)Green tip, week ending May 24: 100% (5-yr avg 95%, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending May 31: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Jun 7: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Apr 26May 3May 10May 17May 24May 31Jun 7
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 100% as of Jun 7.

Field progress

Pink, 2026

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

Massachusetts blueberry pink, 20260%50%100%Pink, week ending May 3: 25% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 10: 30% (5-yr avg 23%, last year 21%)Pink, week ending May 17: 70% (5-yr avg 42%, last year 34%)Pink, week ending May 24: 75% (5-yr avg 60%, last year 40%)Pink, week ending May 31: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 83%)Pink, week ending Jun 7: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)May 3May 10May 17May 24May 31Jun 7
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 100% as of Jun 7.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2026

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

Massachusetts blueberry full bloom, 20260%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 24: 45% (5-yr avg 36%, last year 20%)Full bloom, week ending May 31: 69% (5-yr avg 63%, last year 63%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 7: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year 91%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 14: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 98%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 21: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending Jun 28: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 24May 31Jun 7Jun 14Jun 21Jun 28
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 100% as of Jun 28.

Field progress

Petal fall, 2026

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

Massachusetts blueberry petal fall, 20260%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 24: 20% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending May 31: 65% (5-yr avg 29%, last year 26%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 7: 70% (5-yr avg 58%, last year 60%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 14: 95% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 71%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 21: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 87%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 28: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)May 24May 31Jun 7Jun 14Jun 21Jun 28
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 100% as of Jun 28.

Field progress

Fruit set, 2026

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

Massachusetts blueberry fruit set, 20260%50%100%Fruit set, week ending Jun 14: 40% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 21: 75% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 61%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 28: 90% (5-yr avg 91%, last year 91%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 5: 99% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 99%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 12: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jul 19: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jul 26: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jun 14Jun 21Jun 28Jul 5Jul 12Jul 19Jul 26
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 100% as of Jul 26.

Field progress

Harvested, 2026

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

Massachusetts blueberry harvested, 20260%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 12: 14% (5-yr avg 14%, last year 14%)Harvested, week ending Jul 19: 35% (5-yr avg 20%, last year 24%)Harvested, week ending Jul 26: 50% (5-yr avg 26%, last year 28%)Harvested, week ending Aug 2: 75% (5-yr avg 41%, last year 47%)Harvested, week ending Aug 9: 90% (5-yr avg 57%, last year 74%)Harvested, week ending Aug 16: 91% (5-yr avg —, last year 88%)Harvested, week ending Aug 23: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year 94%)Harvested, week ending Aug 30: 98% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Sep 6: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Sep 13: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Sep 20: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Sep 27: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jul 12Jul 26Aug 9Aug 23Sep 6Sep 20
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 100% as of Sep 27.

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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