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Massachusetts sweet corn crop

USDA last rated the 2023 Massachusetts sweet corn crop for the week ending Aug 6, when 60% was good or excellent, 15 points below the five-year average of 75%, versus 43% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 100% complete.

Last rated week ending Aug 6, 2023

Good to excellent · last reading

60%of the crop

15 points below the five-year average for this week, and 43% a year ago.

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100%

Harvested

As of Oct 15.

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, 2023

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, 20230%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 25: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 1%, Good 46%, Excellent 53% — good+excellent 99% (5-yr avg —, last year 92%)Week ending Jul 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 45%, Excellent 55% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 93%)Week ending Jul 9: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 50%, Excellent 50% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 95%)Week ending Jul 16: Very poor 8%, Poor 10%, Fair 29%, Good 43%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 53% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 95%)Week ending Jul 23: Very poor 8%, Poor 10%, Fair 29%, Good 43%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 53% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 50%)Week ending Jul 30: Very poor 8%, Poor 10%, Fair 29%, Good 43%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 53% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Aug 6: Very poor 0%, Poor 8%, Fair 32%, Good 50%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 60% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 43%)Harvest begins — week ending Jun 25Harvest begins−47 pts — week ending Jul 16−47 ptsJun 25Jul 2Jul 9Jul 16Jul 23Jul 30Aug 6
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 60% good or excellent, week ending Aug 6. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Planted, 2023

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

Massachusetts sweet corn planted, 20230%50%100%Planted, week ending Apr 30: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 3%)Planted, week ending May 7: 10% (5-yr avg 8%, last year 14%)Planted, week ending May 14: 11% (5-yr avg 15%, last year 19%)Planted, week ending May 21: 28% (5-yr avg 27%, last year 46%)Planted, week ending May 28: 48% (5-yr avg 34%, last year 59%)Planted, week ending Jun 4: 70% (5-yr avg 48%, last year 77%)Planted, week ending Jun 11: 80% (5-yr avg 65%, last year 81%)Planted, week ending Jun 18: 95% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 93%)Planted, week ending Jun 25: 100% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 99%)Planted, week ending Jul 2: 100% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 100%)Planted, week ending Jul 9: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Apr 30May 14May 28Jun 11Jun 25Jul 9
This year5-yr avgLast year

Planted: 100% as of Jul 9.

Field progress

Emerged, 2023

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

Massachusetts sweet corn emerged, 20230%50%100%Emerged, week ending May 7: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 7%)Emerged, week ending May 14: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 10%)Emerged, week ending May 21: 2% (5-yr avg —, last year 14%)Emerged, week ending May 28: 12% (5-yr avg —, last year 28%)Emerged, week ending Jun 4: 35% (5-yr avg —, last year 34%)Emerged, week ending Jun 11: 60% (5-yr avg —, last year 36%)Emerged, week ending Jun 18: 80% (5-yr avg —, last year 81%)Emerged, week ending Jun 25: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 98%)Emerged, week ending Jul 2: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Emerged, week ending Jul 9: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)May 7May 21Jun 4Jun 18Jul 2
This year5-yr avgLast year

Emerged: 100% as of Jul 9.

Field progress

Harvested, 2023

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

Massachusetts sweet corn harvested, 20230%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jun 25: 1% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 2: 2% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Jul 9: 4% (5-yr avg —, last year 4%)Harvested, week ending Jul 16: 11% (5-yr avg 9%, last year 14%)Harvested, week ending Jul 23: 15% (5-yr avg 15%, last year 15%)Harvested, week ending Jul 30: 25% (5-yr avg 26%, last year 30%)Harvested, week ending Aug 6: 30% (5-yr avg 31%, last year 33%)Harvested, week ending Aug 13: 37% (5-yr avg 37%, last year 38%)Harvested, week ending Sep 3: 61% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 58%)Harvested, week ending Sep 10: 66% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 68%)Harvested, week ending Sep 17: 71% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 73%)Harvested, week ending Sep 24: 83% (5-yr avg 91%, last year 84%)Harvested, week ending Oct 1: 89% (5-yr avg —, last year 93%)Harvested, week ending Oct 8: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year 98%)Harvested, week ending Oct 15: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jun 25Jul 9Jul 23Aug 6Sep 3Sep 17Oct 1Oct 15
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 100% as of Oct 15.

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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