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Massachusetts sweet corn crop

USDA last rated the 2026 Massachusetts sweet corn crop for the week ending Aug 23, when 100% was good or excellent. Harvest is 90% complete (five-year average 91%).

Last rated week ending Aug 23, 2026

Good to excellent · last reading

100%of the crop

Share of the 2026 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Aug 23.

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90%

Harvested

−1 points against the five-year pace of 91%.

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, 2026

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, 20260%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 100%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jul 5: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 60%, Good 40%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 40% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jul 12: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 50%, Good 50%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jul 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 40%, Good 60%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 60% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jul 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 35%, Good 65%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 65% (5-yr avg —, last year 85%)Week ending Aug 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 20%, Good 70%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 81%)Week ending Aug 9: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 13%, Good 65%, Excellent 22% — good+excellent 87% (5-yr avg —, last year 90%)Week ending Aug 16: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 5%, Good 70%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 95% (5-yr avg —, last year 95%)Week ending Aug 23: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 70%, Excellent 30% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvest begins — week ending Jul 12Harvest beginsJun 28Jul 12Jul 26Aug 9Aug 23
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 100% good or excellent, week ending Aug 23. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Planted, 2026

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

Massachusetts sweet corn planted, 20260%50%100%Planted, week ending Apr 26: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending May 3: 45% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending May 10: 48% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending May 17: 49% (5-yr avg 16%, last year 14%)Planted, week ending May 24: 53% (5-yr avg 30%, last year 25%)Planted, week ending May 31: 75% (5-yr avg 44%, last year 47%)Planted, week ending Jun 7: 90% (5-yr avg 61%, last year 67%)Planted, week ending Jun 14: 100% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 82%)Apr 26May 3May 10May 17May 24May 31Jun 7Jun 14
This year5-yr avgLast year

Planted: 100% as of Jun 14 (5-yr avg 83%).

Field progress

Emerged, 2026

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

Massachusetts sweet corn emerged, 20260%50%100%Emerged, week ending May 24: 1% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending May 31: 59% (5-yr avg 14%, last year 17%)Emerged, week ending Jun 7: 60% (5-yr avg 24%, last year 24%)Emerged, week ending Jun 14: 75% (5-yr avg 40%, last year 36%)Emerged, week ending Jun 21: 85% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 53%)Emerged, week ending Jun 28: 92% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 76%)Emerged, week ending Jul 5: 96% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 87%)May 24May 31Jun 7Jun 14Jun 21Jun 28Jul 5
This year5-yr avgLast year

Emerged: 96% as of Jul 5 (5-yr avg 93%).

Field progress

Harvested, 2026

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

Massachusetts sweet corn harvested, 20260%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 12: 1% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 19: 2% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 26: 3% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 2: 8% (5-yr avg —, last year 9%)Harvested, week ending Aug 9: 22% (5-yr avg 32%, last year 27%)Harvested, week ending Aug 16: 40% (5-yr avg —, last year 43%)Harvested, week ending Aug 23: 50% (5-yr avg —, last year 54%)Harvested, week ending Aug 30: 55% (5-yr avg —, last year 65%)Harvested, week ending Sep 6: 57% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 70%)Harvested, week ending Sep 13: 73% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 73%)Harvested, week ending Sep 20: 80% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 77%)Harvested, week ending Sep 27: 90% (5-yr avg 91%, last year 91%)Jul 12Jul 26Aug 9Aug 23Sep 6Sep 20
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 90% as of Sep 27 (5-yr avg 91%).

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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