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Massachusetts sweet corn crop

USDA last rated the 2022 Massachusetts sweet corn crop for the week ending Aug 21, when 50% was good or excellent. Harvest stood at 99% complete.

Last rated week ending Aug 21, 2022

Good to excellent · last reading

50%of the crop

Share of the 2022 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Aug 21.

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99%

Harvested

As of Oct 9.

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, 2022

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.

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Massachusetts sweet corn crop condition, 20220%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 8%, Good 50%, Excellent 42% — good+excellent 92% (5-yr avg —, last year 80%)Week ending Jul 3: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 7%, Good 60%, Excellent 33% — good+excellent 93% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 80%)Week ending Jul 10: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 5%, Good 15%, Excellent 80% — good+excellent 95% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 80%)Week ending Jul 17: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 5%, Good 15%, Excellent 80% — good+excellent 95% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 80%)Week ending Jul 24: Very poor 0%, Poor 10%, Fair 40%, Good 50%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 7: Very poor 7%, Poor 14%, Fair 36%, Good 43%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 43% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 5%, Fair 30%, Good 55%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 65% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 21: Very poor 0%, Poor 10%, Fair 40%, Good 50%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvest begins — week ending Jul 10Harvest begins−45 pts — week ending Jul 24−45 ptsJun 26Jul 3Jul 10Jul 17Jul 24Aug 7Aug 14Aug 21
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 50% good or excellent, week ending Aug 21. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Planted, 2022

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

Massachusetts sweet corn planted, 20220%50%100%Planted, week ending Apr 24: 2% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending May 1: 3% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Planted, week ending May 8: 16% (5-yr avg 8%, last year 0%)Planted, week ending May 15: 20% (5-yr avg 15%, last year 10%)Planted, week ending May 22: 50% (5-yr avg 23%, last year 15%)Planted, week ending May 29: 60% (5-yr avg 32%, last year 18%)Planted, week ending Jun 5: 80% (5-yr avg 43%, last year 24%)Planted, week ending Jun 12: 81% (5-yr avg 62%, last year 77%)Planted, week ending Jun 19: 95% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 98%)Planted, week ending Jun 26: 100% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 100%)Planted, week ending Jul 3: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Planted, week ending Jul 10: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Apr 24May 8May 22Jun 5Jun 19Jul 3
This year5-yr avgLast year

Planted: 100% as of Jul 10.

Field progress

Emerged, 2022

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

Massachusetts sweet corn emerged, 20220%50%100%Emerged, week ending May 1: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending May 8: 8% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending May 15: 10% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending May 22: 15% (5-yr avg —, last year 1%)Emerged, week ending May 29: 30% (5-yr avg —, last year 2%)Emerged, week ending Jun 5: 35% (5-yr avg —, last year 2%)Emerged, week ending Jun 12: 36% (5-yr avg —, last year 9%)Emerged, week ending Jun 19: 88% (5-yr avg —, last year 49%)Emerged, week ending Jun 26: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 68%)Emerged, week ending Jul 3: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 87%)Emerged, week ending Jul 10: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)May 1May 15May 29Jun 12Jun 26Jul 10
This year5-yr avgLast year

Emerged: 100% as of Jul 10.

Field progress

Harvested, 2022

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

Massachusetts sweet corn harvested, 20220%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jun 26: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 3: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Jul 10: 5% (5-yr avg —, last year 9%)Harvested, week ending Jul 17: 15% (5-yr avg 9%, last year 19%)Harvested, week ending Jul 24: 15% (5-yr avg 17%, last year 29%)Harvested, week ending Jul 31: 33% (5-yr avg 26%, last year 39%)Harvested, week ending Aug 7: 33% (5-yr avg 31%, last year 41%)Harvested, week ending Aug 14: 39% (5-yr avg 39%, last year 48%)Harvested, week ending Aug 21: 50% (5-yr avg 51%, last year 54%)Harvested, week ending Aug 28: 55% (5-yr avg 61%, last year 64%)Harvested, week ending Sep 4: 58% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 74%)Harvested, week ending Sep 11: 70% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 84%)Harvested, week ending Sep 18: 73% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 94%)Harvested, week ending Sep 25: 86% (5-yr avg 94%, last year 99%)Harvested, week ending Oct 2: 94% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Harvested, week ending Oct 9: 99% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Jun 26Jul 10Jul 24Aug 7Aug 21Sep 4Sep 18Oct 2
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 99% as of Oct 9.

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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