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Massachusetts strawberry crop

USDA last rated the 2024 Massachusetts strawberry crop for the week ending Jul 7, when 95% was good or excellent. Harvest stood at 90% complete (five-year average 90%).

Last rated week ending Jul 7, 2024

Good to excellent · last reading

95%of the crop

Share of the 2024 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Jul 7.

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90%

Harvested

0 points against the five-year pace of 90%.

Analysis

Week ending Jul 12 — 11 weeks ago

All Massachusetts strawberries rated good or excellent

For the week ending July 12, 2026, USDA rated 100% of Massachusetts' strawberry crop in good to excellent condition, up 5 points from the prior week. That reading, the most recent USDA has published for the state, was recorded 57 days ago. By that week the crop had reached petal fall, with fruit set expected complete by July 19 and harvest running through August 9. No five-year average or year-ago comparison was available for this crop. The harvest window closing in early August is the next point worth watching.

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, 2024

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 strawberry crop condition, 20240%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 16: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 55%, Excellent 45% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 68%)Week ending Jun 23: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 5%, Good 45%, Excellent 50% — good+excellent 95% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 50%)Week ending Jun 30: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 3%, Good 45%, Excellent 52% — good+excellent 97% (5-yr avg —, last year 50%)Week ending Jul 7: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 5%, Good 45%, Excellent 50% — good+excellent 95% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvest begins — week ending Jun 16Harvest begins−5 pts — week ending Jun 23−5 ptsJun 16Jun 23Jun 30Jul 7
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 95% good or excellent, week ending Jul 7. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Planted, 2024

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

Massachusetts strawberry planted, 20240%50%100%Planted, week ending May 5: 80% (5-yr avg —, last year 30%)Planted, week ending May 12: 85% (5-yr avg —, last year 54%)Planted, week ending May 19: 90% (5-yr avg —, last year 71%)May 5May 12May 19
This year5-yr avgLast year

Planted: 90% as of May 19.

Field progress

Green tip, 2024

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

Massachusetts strawberry green tip, 20240%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 21: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Apr 28: 9% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending May 5: 20% (5-yr avg —, last year 16%)Green tip, week ending May 12: 30% (5-yr avg 28%, last year 35%)Green tip, week ending May 19: 45% (5-yr avg 52%, last year 54%)Green tip, week ending May 26: 59% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 85%)Green tip, week ending Jun 2: 70% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Jun 9: 93% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Apr 21Apr 28May 5May 12May 19May 26Jun 2Jun 9
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 93% as of Jun 9.

Field progress

Pink, 2024

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

Massachusetts strawberry pink, 20240%50%100%Pink, week ending May 12: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 19: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Pink, week ending May 26: 15% (5-yr avg 45%, last year 57%)Pink, week ending Jun 2: 35% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending Jun 9: 67% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending Jun 16: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 12May 19May 26Jun 2Jun 9Jun 16
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 95% as of Jun 16.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2024

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

Massachusetts strawberry full bloom, 20240%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 19: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Full bloom, week ending May 26: 2% (5-yr avg 30%, last year 46%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 2: 20% (5-yr avg 46%, last year 79%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 9: 43% (5-yr avg 61%, last year 96%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 16: 76% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 100%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 23: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 19May 26Jun 2Jun 9Jun 16Jun 23
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 95% as of Jun 23.

Field progress

Petal fall, 2024

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

Massachusetts strawberry petal fall, 20240%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 26: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 25%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 2: 0% (5-yr avg 24%, last year 53%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 9: 19% (5-yr avg 42%, last year 71%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 16: 53% (5-yr avg 64%, last year 89%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 23: 85% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending Jun 30: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 26Jun 2Jun 9Jun 16Jun 23Jun 30
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 100% as of Jun 30.

Field progress

Fruit set, 2024

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

Massachusetts strawberry fruit set, 20240%50%100%Fruit set, week ending May 26: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 8%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 2: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 17%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 9: 5% (5-yr avg 23%, last year 41%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 16: 30% (5-yr avg 47%, last year 68%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 23: 55% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 93%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 30: 60% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 7: 85% (5-yr avg 91%, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 14: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 26Jun 2Jun 9Jun 16Jun 23Jun 30Jul 7Jul 14
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 100% as of Jul 14.

Field progress

Harvested, 2024

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

Massachusetts strawberry harvested, 20240%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jun 16: 5% (5-yr avg —, last year 14%)Harvested, week ending Jun 23: 15% (5-yr avg 19%, last year 19%)Harvested, week ending Jun 30: 30% (5-yr avg 38%, last year 41%)Harvested, week ending Jul 7: 45% (5-yr avg 64%, last year 64%)Harvested, week ending Jul 14: 82% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 81%)Harvested, week ending Jul 21: 90% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 92%)Jun 16Jun 23Jun 30Jul 7Jul 14Jul 21
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 90% as of Jul 21 (5-yr avg 90%).

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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