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Mississippi melon crop

USDA last rated the 2026 Mississippi melon crop for the week ending Jul 5, when 25% was good or excellent, versus 47% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 100% complete (five-year average 100%).

Last rated week ending Jul 5, 2026

Good to excellent · last reading

25%of the crop

Share of the 2026 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Jul 5.

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100%

Harvested

0 points against the five-year pace of 100%.

Analysis

Week ending Jul 5 — 12 weeks ago

Mississippi melon condition well below last year

As of the week ending July 5, 2026 - the most recent condition rating USDA has published for the state - 25% of Mississippi's melon crop rated good to excellent, up 4 points from the prior week but far under the 47% mark recorded the same week last year. Half the crop sat in the poor or very poor categories. Planting had finished, matching both the five-year average and last year's pace. Harvest reached 96% by August 30, running slightly behind the five-year average of 99% and last year's 98% for that date.

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
Mississippi melon crop condition, 20260%25%50%75%100%Week ending Apr 19: Very poor 3%, Poor 8%, Fair 31%, Good 35%, Excellent 23% — good+excellent 58% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Apr 26: Very poor 1%, Poor 2%, Fair 23%, Good 44%, Excellent 30% — good+excellent 74% (5-yr avg —, last year 72%)Week ending May 3: Very poor 0%, Poor 2%, Fair 26%, Good 37%, Excellent 35% — good+excellent 72% (5-yr avg —, last year 68%)Week ending May 10: Very poor 9%, Poor 7%, Fair 20%, Good 38%, Excellent 26% — good+excellent 64% (5-yr avg —, last year 75%)Week ending May 17: Very poor 0%, Poor 4%, Fair 29%, Good 46%, Excellent 21% — good+excellent 67% (5-yr avg 63%, last year 62%)Week ending May 24: Very poor 0%, Poor 14%, Fair 27%, Good 44%, Excellent 15% — good+excellent 59% (5-yr avg 61%, last year 58%)Week ending May 31: Very poor 0%, Poor 11%, Fair 35%, Good 42%, Excellent 12% — good+excellent 54% (5-yr avg 61%, last year 58%)Week ending Jun 7: Very poor 6%, Poor 13%, Fair 40%, Good 35%, Excellent 6% — good+excellent 41% (5-yr avg 61%, last year 70%)Week ending Jun 14: Very poor 6%, Poor 16%, Fair 42%, Good 29%, Excellent 7% — good+excellent 36% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 72%)Week ending Jun 21: Very poor 13%, Poor 25%, Fair 33%, Good 20%, Excellent 9% — good+excellent 29% (5-yr avg 62%, last year 59%)Week ending Jun 28: Very poor 18%, Poor 32%, Fair 29%, Good 16%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 21% (5-yr avg 60%, last year 54%)Week ending Jul 5: Very poor 17%, Poor 33%, Fair 25%, Good 17%, Excellent 8% — good+excellent 25% (5-yr avg —, last year 47%)Harvest begins — week ending May 31Harvest begins−13 pts — week ending Jun 7−13 ptsApr 19May 3May 17May 31Jun 14Jun 28
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 25% good or excellent, week ending Jul 5. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Planted, 2026

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

Mississippi melon planted, 20260%50%100%Planted, week ending Mar 15: 11% (5-yr avg 9%, last year 8%)Planted, week ending Mar 22: 23% (5-yr avg 18%, last year 12%)Planted, week ending Mar 29: 41% (5-yr avg 28%, last year 27%)Planted, week ending Apr 5: 47% (5-yr avg 37%, last year 41%)Planted, week ending Apr 12: 53% (5-yr avg 44%, last year 47%)Planted, week ending Apr 19: 59% (5-yr avg 54%, last year 55%)Planted, week ending Apr 26: 63% (5-yr avg 60%, last year 59%)Planted, week ending May 3: 65% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 66%)Planted, week ending May 10: 68% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 70%)Planted, week ending May 17: 74% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 73%)Planted, week ending May 24: 77% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 77%)Planted, week ending May 31: 82% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 81%)Planted, week ending Jun 7: 86% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 87%)Planted, week ending Jun 14: 88% (5-yr avg 94%, last year 91%)Planted, week ending Jun 21: 90% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 96%)Planted, week ending Jun 28: 94% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Planted, week ending Jul 5: 97% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Planted, week ending Jul 12: 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Mar 15Apr 5Apr 26May 17Jun 7Jun 28
This year5-yr avgLast year

Planted: 100% as of Jul 12 (5-yr avg 100%).

Field progress

Harvested, 2026

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

Mississippi melon harvested, 20260%50%100%Harvested, week ending May 24: 0% (5-yr avg 0%, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending May 31: 4% (5-yr avg 3%, last year 2%)Harvested, week ending Jun 7: 13% (5-yr avg 8%, last year 15%)Harvested, week ending Jun 14: 27% (5-yr avg 15%, last year 22%)Harvested, week ending Jun 21: 35% (5-yr avg 27%, last year 35%)Harvested, week ending Jun 28: 45% (5-yr avg 40%, last year 43%)Harvested, week ending Jul 5: 66% (5-yr avg 55%, last year 54%)Harvested, week ending Jul 12: 71% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 64%)Harvested, week ending Jul 19: 77% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 73%)Harvested, week ending Jul 26: 82% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 79%)Harvested, week ending Aug 2: 85% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 84%)Harvested, week ending Aug 9: 88% (5-yr avg 91%, last year 89%)Harvested, week ending Aug 16: 90% (5-yr avg 94%, last year 93%)Harvested, week ending Aug 23: 94% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 96%)Harvested, week ending Aug 30: 96% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 98%)Harvested, week ending Sep 6: 98% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Harvested, week ending Sep 13: 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)May 24Jun 14Jul 5Jul 26Aug 16Sep 6
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 100% as of Sep 13 (5-yr avg 100%).

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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