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Mississippi melon crop

USDA last rated the 2021 Mississippi melon crop for the week ending Jul 11, when 65% was good or excellent, versus 77% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 100% complete (five-year average 99%).

Last rated week ending Jul 11, 2021

Good to excellent · last reading

65%of the crop

Share of the 2021 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Jul 11.

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100%

Harvested

+1 points against the five-year pace of 99%.

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, 2021

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, 20210%25%50%75%100%Week ending May 23: Very poor 0%, Poor 5%, Fair 14%, Good 77%, Excellent 4% — good+excellent 81% (5-yr avg —, last year 80%)Week ending May 30: Very poor 0%, Poor 5%, Fair 14%, Good 77%, Excellent 4% — good+excellent 81% (5-yr avg —, last year 86%)Week ending Jun 6: Very poor 0%, Poor 4%, Fair 13%, Good 79%, Excellent 4% — good+excellent 83% (5-yr avg —, last year 85%)Week ending Jun 13: Very poor 1%, Poor 13%, Fair 17%, Good 65%, Excellent 4% — good+excellent 69% (5-yr avg —, last year 80%)Week ending Jun 20: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 8%, Good 87%, Excellent 4% — good+excellent 91% (5-yr avg 65%, last year 77%)Week ending Jun 27: Very poor 0%, Poor 5%, Fair 12%, Good 80%, Excellent 3% — good+excellent 83% (5-yr avg 63%, last year 77%)Week ending Jul 4: Very poor 7%, Poor 11%, Fair 7%, Good 71%, Excellent 4% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg 64%, last year 78%)Week ending Jul 11: Very poor 10%, Poor 12%, Fair 13%, Good 64%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 65% (5-yr avg —, last year 77%)Harvest begins — week ending May 30Harvest begins−14 pts — week ending Jun 13−14 ptsMay 23May 30Jun 6Jun 13Jun 20Jun 27Jul 4Jul 11
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 65% good or excellent, week ending Jul 11. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Planted, 2021

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

Mississippi melon planted, 20210%50%100%Planted, week ending Mar 14: 1% (5-yr avg 1%, last year 1%)Planted, week ending Mar 21: 11% (5-yr avg 5%, last year 6%)Planted, week ending Mar 28: 23% (5-yr avg 15%, last year 18%)Planted, week ending Apr 4: 33% (5-yr avg 31%, last year 40%)Planted, week ending Apr 11: 36% (5-yr avg 45%, last year 52%)Planted, week ending Apr 18: 49% (5-yr avg 55%, last year 59%)Planted, week ending Apr 25: 56% (5-yr avg 64%, last year 64%)Planted, week ending May 2: 65% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 69%)Planted, week ending May 9: 70% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 75%)Planted, week ending May 16: 73% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 79%)Planted, week ending May 23: 83% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 87%)Planted, week ending May 30: 87% (5-yr avg 94%, last year 91%)Planted, week ending Jun 6: 90% (5-yr avg 96%, last year 95%)Planted, week ending Jun 13: 92% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 98%)Planted, week ending Jun 20: 99% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 99%)Planted, week ending Jun 27: 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Mar 14Mar 28Apr 11Apr 25May 9May 23Jun 6Jun 20
This year5-yr avgLast year

Planted: 100% as of Jun 27 (5-yr avg 100%).

Field progress

Harvested, 2021

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

Mississippi melon harvested, 20210%50%100%Harvested, week ending May 23: 0% (5-yr avg 0%, last year 1%)Harvested, week ending May 30: 1% (5-yr avg 4%, last year 17%)Harvested, week ending Jun 6: 2% (5-yr avg 8%, last year 27%)Harvested, week ending Jun 13: 8% (5-yr avg 15%, last year 35%)Harvested, week ending Jun 20: 20% (5-yr avg 23%, last year 43%)Harvested, week ending Jun 27: 27% (5-yr avg 31%, last year 47%)Harvested, week ending Jul 4: 43% (5-yr avg 48%, last year 59%)Harvested, week ending Jul 11: 66% (5-yr avg 60%, last year 70%)Harvested, week ending Jul 18: 71% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 78%)Harvested, week ending Jul 25: 83% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 83%)Harvested, week ending Aug 1: 89% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 87%)Harvested, week ending Aug 8: 92% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 91%)Harvested, week ending Aug 15: 94% (5-yr avg 95%, last year 94%)Harvested, week ending Aug 22: 99% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 97%)Harvested, week ending Aug 29: 100% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 99%)May 23Jun 6Jun 20Jul 4Jul 18Aug 1Aug 15Aug 29
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 100% as of Aug 29 (5-yr avg 99%).

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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