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Massachusetts sweet corn crop

USDA last rated the 2021 Massachusetts sweet corn crop for the week ending Aug 15, when 100% was good or excellent, versus 60% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 100% complete.

Last rated week ending Aug 15, 2021

Good to excellent · last reading

100%of the crop

Share of the 2021 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Aug 15.

–

100%

Harvested

As of Oct 10.

Analysis

Week ending Aug 23 — 5 weeks ago

Massachusetts sweet corn rated fully good to excellent

Massachusetts sweet corn was rated 100% good to excellent for the week ending August 23, 2026, up 5 points from the previous week. Planting finished at 100%, well ahead of the five-year average of 83% and last year's 82% pace. Emergence reached 96%, also ahead of the 93% five-year average and 87% a year earlier. Harvest, though, lagged: as of August 30 only 55% of the crop was in, behind last year's 65% pace at the same point. With the crop rated strongly but harvest running slower than last year, the coming weeks of picking bear 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, 2021

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 sweet corn crop condition, 20210%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 27: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 20%, Good 60%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jul 4: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 20%, Good 60%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 60%)Week ending Jul 11: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 20%, Good 60%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 60%)Week ending Jul 18: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 20%, Good 60%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 60%)Week ending Jul 25: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 70%, Excellent 30% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 60%)Week ending Aug 1: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 40%, Good 60%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 60% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 60%)Week ending Aug 8: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 65%, Excellent 35% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 60%)Week ending Aug 15: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 45%, Excellent 55% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 60%)Harvest begins — week ending Jul 11Harvest begins−40 pts — week ending Aug 1−40 ptsJun 27Jul 4Jul 11Jul 18Jul 25Aug 1Aug 8Aug 15
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 100% good or excellent, week ending Aug 15. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Planted, 2021

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

Massachusetts sweet corn planted, 20210%50%100%Planted, week ending Apr 25: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending May 2: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending May 9: 0% (5-yr avg 14%, last year 14%)Planted, week ending May 16: 12% (5-yr avg 22%, last year 16%)Planted, week ending May 23: 15% (5-yr avg 31%, last year 20%)Planted, week ending May 30: 18% (5-yr avg 42%, last year 26%)Planted, week ending Jun 6: 25% (5-yr avg 55%, last year 40%)Planted, week ending Jun 13: 86% (5-yr avg 64%, last year 45%)Planted, week ending Jun 20: 100% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 62%)Planted, week ending Jun 27: 100% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 74%)Planted, week ending Jul 4: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 76%)Planted, week ending Jul 11: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 88%)Planted, week ending Jul 18: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 92%)Apr 25May 9May 23Jun 6Jun 20Jul 4Jul 18
This year5-yr avgLast year

Planted: 100% as of Jul 18.

Field progress

Emerged, 2021

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

Massachusetts sweet corn emerged, 20210%50%100%Emerged, week ending May 16: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 4%)Emerged, week ending May 23: 1% (5-yr avg —, last year 7%)Emerged, week ending May 30: 2% (5-yr avg —, last year 9%)Emerged, week ending Jun 6: 2% (5-yr avg —, last year 11%)Emerged, week ending Jun 13: 10% (5-yr avg —, last year 14%)Emerged, week ending Jun 20: 55% (5-yr avg —, last year 28%)Emerged, week ending Jun 27: 70% (5-yr avg —, last year 47%)Emerged, week ending Jul 4: 90% (5-yr avg —, last year 51%)Emerged, week ending Jul 11: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 73%)May 16May 30Jun 13Jun 27Jul 11
This year5-yr avgLast year

Emerged: 100% as of Jul 11.

Field progress

Harvested, 2021

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

Massachusetts sweet corn harvested, 20210%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jun 27: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 4: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 11: 10% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 18: 20% (5-yr avg 10%, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Jul 25: 30% (5-yr avg 16%, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Aug 1: 40% (5-yr avg 27%, last year 22%)Harvested, week ending Aug 8: 41% (5-yr avg 33%, last year 28%)Harvested, week ending Aug 15: 49% (5-yr avg 43%, last year 30%)Harvested, week ending Aug 22: 55% (5-yr avg 54%, last year 38%)Harvested, week ending Aug 29: 65% (5-yr avg 64%, last year 50%)Harvested, week ending Sep 5: 75% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 55%)Harvested, week ending Sep 12: 85% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 70%)Harvested, week ending Sep 19: 95% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 76%)Harvested, week ending Sep 26: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 87%)Harvested, week ending Oct 3: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 95%)Harvested, week ending Oct 10: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jun 27Jul 11Jul 25Aug 8Aug 22Sep 5Sep 19Oct 3
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 100% as of Oct 10.

Utilization

Where the crop went

Fresh market against processing and unsold volume, by crop year.

Massachusetts sweet corn crop: fresh market vs processing00.10.20.30.4million cwt2010: fresh 0.4, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 million cwt — 100% fresh20102011: fresh 0.3, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 million cwt — 100% fresh20112012: fresh 0.3, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 million cwt — 100% fresh20122013: fresh 0.3, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 million cwt — 100% fresh20132014: fresh 0.3, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 million cwt — 100% fresh20142015: fresh 0.3, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 million cwt — 100% fresh2015
Fresh marketProcessingNot sold

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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