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Mississippi melon crop

USDA last rated the 2020 Mississippi melon crop for the week ending Jul 12, when 77% was good or excellent. Harvest stood at 100% complete (five-year average 100%).

Last rated week ending Jul 12, 2020

Good to excellent · last reading

77%of the crop

Share of the 2020 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Jul 12.

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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, 2020

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, 20200%25%50%75%100%Week ending May 17: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 17%, Good 75%, Excellent 8% — good+excellent 83% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending May 24: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 20%, Good 74%, Excellent 6% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg —, last year 72%)Week ending May 31: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 14%, Good 82%, Excellent 4% — good+excellent 86% (5-yr avg —, last year 75%)Week ending Jun 7: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 15%, Good 79%, Excellent 6% — good+excellent 85% (5-yr avg —, last year 69%)Week ending Jun 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 20%, Good 70%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg —, last year 69%)Week ending Jun 21: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 23%, Good 66%, Excellent 11% — good+excellent 77% (5-yr avg —, last year 65%)Week ending Jun 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 22%, Good 70%, Excellent 7% — good+excellent 77% (5-yr avg 57%, last year 67%)Week ending Jul 5: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 21%, Good 70%, Excellent 8% — good+excellent 78% (5-yr avg 57%, last year 70%)Week ending Jul 12: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 22%, Good 70%, Excellent 7% — good+excellent 77% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvest begins — week ending May 24Harvest begins−5 pts — week ending Jun 14−5 ptsMay 17May 31Jun 14Jun 28Jul 12
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 77% good or excellent, week ending Jul 12. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Planted, 2020

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

Mississippi melon planted, 20200%50%100%Planted, week ending Mar 22: 7% (5-yr avg 5%, last year 14%)Planted, week ending Mar 29: 20% (5-yr avg 14%, last year 27%)Planted, week ending Apr 5: 43% (5-yr avg 28%, last year 39%)Planted, week ending Apr 12: 53% (5-yr avg 45%, last year 51%)Planted, week ending Apr 19: 60% (5-yr avg 54%, last year 58%)Planted, week ending Apr 26: 65% (5-yr avg 63%, last year 63%)Planted, week ending May 3: 70% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 71%)Planted, week ending May 10: 76% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 78%)Planted, week ending May 17: 80% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 82%)Planted, week ending May 24: 88% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 87%)Planted, week ending May 31: 91% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 90%)Planted, week ending Jun 7: 96% (5-yr avg 95%, last year 92%)Planted, week ending Jun 14: 98% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 94%)Planted, week ending Jun 21: 99% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 96%)Planted, week ending Jun 28: 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 98%)Mar 22Apr 5Apr 19May 3May 17May 31Jun 14Jun 28
This year5-yr avgLast year

Planted: 100% as of Jun 28 (5-yr avg 100%).

Field progress

Harvested, 2020

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

Mississippi melon harvested, 20200%50%100%Harvested, week ending May 24: 1% (5-yr avg 0%, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending May 31: 20% (5-yr avg 0%, last year 1%)Harvested, week ending Jun 7: 28% (5-yr avg 4%, last year 10%)Harvested, week ending Jun 14: 36% (5-yr avg 9%, last year 23%)Harvested, week ending Jun 21: 44% (5-yr avg 15%, last year 37%)Harvested, week ending Jun 28: 47% (5-yr avg 24%, last year 45%)Harvested, week ending Jul 5: 61% (5-yr avg 40%, last year 57%)Harvested, week ending Jul 12: 72% (5-yr avg 53%, last year 70%)Harvested, week ending Jul 19: 79% (5-yr avg 64%, last year 75%)Harvested, week ending Jul 26: 84% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 78%)Harvested, week ending Aug 2: 87% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 83%)Harvested, week ending Aug 9: 92% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 89%)Harvested, week ending Aug 16: 94% (5-yr avg 96%, last year 93%)Harvested, week ending Aug 23: 97% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 96%)Harvested, week ending Aug 30: 99% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 98%)Harvested, week ending Sep 6: 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 99%)May 24Jun 7Jun 21Jul 5Jul 19Aug 2Aug 16Aug 30
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 100% as of Sep 6 (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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