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Mississippi melon crop

USDA last rated the 2024 Mississippi melon crop for the week ending Jul 7, when 61% was good or excellent. Harvest stood at 100% complete (five-year average 99%).

Last rated week ending Jul 7, 2024

Good to excellent · last reading

61%of the crop

Share of the 2024 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Jul 7.

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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, 2024

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, 20240%25%50%75%100%Week ending Apr 21: Very poor 5%, Poor 18%, Fair 26%, Good 45%, Excellent 6% — good+excellent 51% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Apr 28: Very poor 5%, Poor 15%, Fair 32%, Good 42%, Excellent 6% — good+excellent 48% (5-yr avg —, last year 56%)Week ending May 5: Very poor 1%, Poor 7%, Fair 41%, Good 43%, Excellent 8% — good+excellent 51% (5-yr avg —, last year 64%)Week ending May 12: Very poor 2%, Poor 10%, Fair 39%, Good 41%, Excellent 8% — good+excellent 49% (5-yr avg —, last year 61%)Week ending May 19: Very poor 6%, Poor 11%, Fair 33%, Good 42%, Excellent 8% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 65%)Week ending May 26: Very poor 6%, Poor 11%, Fair 35%, Good 40%, Excellent 8% — good+excellent 48% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 63%)Week ending Jun 2: Very poor 6%, Poor 10%, Fair 37%, Good 38%, Excellent 9% — good+excellent 47% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 59%)Week ending Jun 9: Very poor 10%, Poor 10%, Fair 41%, Good 29%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 39% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 62%)Week ending Jun 16: Very poor 12%, Poor 12%, Fair 35%, Good 29%, Excellent 12% — good+excellent 41% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 62%)Week ending Jun 23: Very poor 9%, Poor 9%, Fair 34%, Good 38%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 48% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 59%)Week ending Jun 30: Very poor 6%, Poor 7%, Fair 33%, Good 47%, Excellent 7% — good+excellent 54% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 60%)Week ending Jul 7: Very poor 1%, Poor 7%, Fair 31%, Good 49%, Excellent 12% — good+excellent 61% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvest begins — week ending May 26Harvest begins−8 pts — week ending Jun 9−8 ptsApr 21May 5May 19Jun 2Jun 16Jun 30
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 61% good or excellent, week ending Jul 7. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Planted, 2024

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

Mississippi melon planted, 20240%50%100%Planted, week ending Mar 10: 7% (5-yr avg 1%, last year 3%)Planted, week ending Mar 17: 19% (5-yr avg 8%, last year 18%)Planted, week ending Mar 24: 27% (5-yr avg 18%, last year 28%)Planted, week ending Mar 31: 35% (5-yr avg 28%, last year 35%)Planted, week ending Apr 7: 46% (5-yr avg 39%, last year 43%)Planted, week ending Apr 14: 50% (5-yr avg 49%, last year 52%)Planted, week ending Apr 21: 56% (5-yr avg 57%, last year 62%)Planted, week ending Apr 28: 61% (5-yr avg 64%, last year 69%)Planted, week ending May 5: 68% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 78%)Planted, week ending May 12: 74% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 82%)Planted, week ending May 19: 76% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 87%)Planted, week ending May 26: 85% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 90%)Planted, week ending Jun 2: 91% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 93%)Planted, week ending Jun 9: 93% (5-yr avg 94%, last year 95%)Planted, week ending Jun 16: 95% (5-yr avg 96%, last year 97%)Planted, week ending Jun 23: 99% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 99%)Planted, week ending Jun 30: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Mar 10Mar 31Apr 21May 12Jun 2Jun 23
This year5-yr avgLast year

Planted: 100% as of Jun 30.

Field progress

Harvested, 2024

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

Mississippi melon harvested, 20240%50%100%Harvested, week ending May 26: 2% (5-yr avg 2%, last year 1%)Harvested, week ending Jun 2: 9% (5-yr avg 6%, last year 2%)Harvested, week ending Jun 9: 11% (5-yr avg 13%, last year 9%)Harvested, week ending Jun 16: 14% (5-yr avg 23%, last year 20%)Harvested, week ending Jun 23: 29% (5-yr avg 34%, last year 33%)Harvested, week ending Jun 30: 43% (5-yr avg 46%, last year 52%)Harvested, week ending Jul 7: 63% (5-yr avg 60%, last year 63%)Harvested, week ending Jul 14: 72% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 71%)Harvested, week ending Jul 21: 78% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 77%)Harvested, week ending Jul 28: 84% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 82%)Harvested, week ending Aug 4: 89% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 88%)Harvested, week ending Aug 11: 92% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 93%)Harvested, week ending Aug 18: 95% (5-yr avg 95%, last year 96%)Harvested, week ending Aug 25: 98% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 98%)Harvested, week ending Sep 1: 100% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 100%)May 26Jun 9Jun 23Jul 7Jul 21Aug 4Aug 18Sep 1
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 100% as of Sep 1 (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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