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Massachusetts strawberry crop

USDA last rated the 2025 Massachusetts strawberry crop for the week ending Jul 6, when 75% was good or excellent, versus 95% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 95% complete.

Last rated week ending Jul 6, 2025

Good to excellent · last reading

75%of the crop

Share of the 2025 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Jul 6.

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95%

Harvested

As of Jul 27.

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, 2025

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, 20250%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 22: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 25%, Good 55%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 95%)Week ending Jun 29: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 20%, Good 60%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg —, last year 97%)Week ending Jul 6: Very poor 0%, Poor 10%, Fair 15%, Good 40%, Excellent 35% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg —, last year 95%)Harvest begins — week ending Jun 29Harvest begins−5 pts — week ending Jul 6−5 ptsJun 22Jun 29Jul 6
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 75% good or excellent, week ending Jul 6. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2025

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

Massachusetts strawberry green tip, 20250%50%100%Green tip, week ending May 4: 9% (5-yr avg —, last year 18%)Green tip, week ending May 11: 30% (5-yr avg 28%, last year 29%)Green tip, week ending May 18: 60% (5-yr avg 50%, last year 43%)Green tip, week ending May 25: 67% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 57%)Green tip, week ending Jun 1: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year 68%)May 4May 11May 18May 25Jun 1
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 95% as of Jun 1.

Field progress

Pink, 2025

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

Massachusetts strawberry pink, 20250%50%100%Pink, week ending May 18: 5% (5-yr avg 17%, last year 0%)Pink, week ending May 25: 15% (5-yr avg 43%, last year 13%)Pink, week ending Jun 1: 70% (5-yr avg —, last year 32%)Pink, week ending Jun 8: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 62%)Pink, week ending Jun 15: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 91%)May 18May 25Jun 1Jun 8Jun 15
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 100% as of Jun 15.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2025

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

Massachusetts strawberry full bloom, 20250%50%100%Full bloom, week ending Jun 8: 60% (5-yr avg 61%, last year 40%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 15: 75% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 71%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 22: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year 92%)Jun 8Jun 15Jun 22
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 95% as of Jun 22.

Field progress

Petal fall, 2025

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

Massachusetts strawberry petal fall, 20250%50%100%Petal fall, week ending Jun 15: 51% (5-yr avg 61%, last year 48%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 22: 80% (5-yr avg —, last year 80%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 29: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 98%)Jun 15Jun 22Jun 29
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 100% as of Jun 29.

Field progress

Fruit set, 2025

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

Massachusetts strawberry fruit set, 20250%50%100%Fruit set, week ending Jun 29: 80% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 59%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 6: 100% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 81%)Jun 29Jul 6
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 100% as of Jul 6 (5-yr avg 86%).

Field progress

Harvested, 2025

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

Massachusetts strawberry harvested, 20250%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jun 29: 30% (5-yr avg 35%, last year 28%)Harvested, week ending Jul 6: 50% (5-yr avg 54%, last year 43%)Harvested, week ending Jul 13: 75% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 77%)Harvested, week ending Jul 20: 85% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 89%)Harvested, week ending Jul 27: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jun 29Jul 6Jul 13Jul 20Jul 27
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 95% as of Jul 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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