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Mississippi melon crop

USDA last rated the 2025 Mississippi melon crop for the week ending Jul 6, when 47% was good or excellent, versus 61% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 100% complete (five-year average 100%).

Last rated week ending Jul 6, 2025

Good to excellent · last reading

47%of the crop

Share of the 2025 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Jul 6.

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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, 2025

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, 20250%25%50%75%100%Week ending Apr 27: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 27%, Good 60%, Excellent 12% — good+excellent 72% (5-yr avg —, last year 48%)Week ending May 4: Very poor 3%, Poor 3%, Fair 26%, Good 58%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 68% (5-yr avg —, last year 51%)Week ending May 11: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 24%, Good 60%, Excellent 15% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg —, last year 49%)Week ending May 18: Very poor 2%, Poor 5%, Fair 31%, Good 51%, Excellent 11% — good+excellent 62% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 50%)Week ending May 25: Very poor 2%, Poor 10%, Fair 30%, Good 48%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 58% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 48%)Week ending Jun 1: Very poor 2%, Poor 9%, Fair 31%, Good 48%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 58% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 47%)Week ending Jun 8: Very poor 1%, Poor 1%, Fair 28%, Good 57%, Excellent 13% — good+excellent 70% (5-yr avg 64%, last year 39%)Week ending Jun 15: Very poor 2%, Poor 5%, Fair 21%, Good 59%, Excellent 13% — good+excellent 72% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 41%)Week ending Jun 22: Very poor 3%, Poor 10%, Fair 28%, Good 50%, Excellent 9% — good+excellent 59% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 48%)Week ending Jun 29: Very poor 5%, Poor 18%, Fair 23%, Good 41%, Excellent 13% — good+excellent 54% (5-yr avg 65%, last year 54%)Week ending Jul 6: Very poor 6%, Poor 22%, Fair 25%, Good 32%, Excellent 15% — good+excellent 47% (5-yr avg —, last year 61%)−13 pts — week ending May 18−13 ptsHarvest begins — week ending Jun 1Harvest beginsApr 27May 11May 25Jun 8Jun 22Jul 6
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 47% good or excellent, week ending Jul 6. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Planted, 2025

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

Mississippi melon planted, 20250%50%100%Planted, week ending Mar 9: 2% (5-yr avg 2%, last year 6%)Planted, week ending Mar 16: 9% (5-yr avg 9%, last year 17%)Planted, week ending Mar 23: 12% (5-yr avg 19%, last year 26%)Planted, week ending Mar 30: 30% (5-yr avg 28%, last year 34%)Planted, week ending Apr 6: 43% (5-yr avg 39%, last year 44%)Planted, week ending Apr 13: 48% (5-yr avg 47%, last year 49%)Planted, week ending Apr 20: 56% (5-yr avg 56%, last year 55%)Planted, week ending Apr 27: 60% (5-yr avg 62%, last year 60%)Planted, week ending May 4: 67% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 67%)Planted, week ending May 11: 70% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 73%)Planted, week ending May 18: 74% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 76%)Planted, week ending May 25: 78% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 84%)Planted, week ending Jun 1: 81% (5-yr avg 91%, last year 90%)Planted, week ending Jun 8: 88% (5-yr avg 94%, last year 93%)Planted, week ending Jun 15: 91% (5-yr avg 96%, last year 95%)Planted, week ending Jun 22: 97% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 98%)Planted, week ending Jun 29: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Mar 9Mar 30Apr 20May 11Jun 1Jun 22
This year5-yr avgLast year

Planted: 100% as of Jun 29.

Field progress

Harvested, 2025

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

Mississippi melon harvested, 20250%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jun 1: 2% (5-yr avg 7%, last year 8%)Harvested, week ending Jun 8: 17% (5-yr avg 12%, last year 11%)Harvested, week ending Jun 15: 23% (5-yr avg 19%, last year 14%)Harvested, week ending Jun 22: 37% (5-yr avg 30%, last year 27%)Harvested, week ending Jun 29: 44% (5-yr avg 43%, last year 41%)Harvested, week ending Jul 6: 56% (5-yr avg 58%, last year 60%)Harvested, week ending Jul 13: 65% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 71%)Harvested, week ending Jul 20: 74% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 77%)Harvested, week ending Jul 27: 80% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 83%)Harvested, week ending Aug 3: 85% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 88%)Harvested, week ending Aug 10: 90% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 92%)Harvested, week ending Aug 17: 93% (5-yr avg 95%, last year 95%)Harvested, week ending Aug 24: 96% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 98%)Harvested, week ending Aug 31: 98% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Harvested, week ending Sep 7: 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Jun 1Jun 15Jun 29Jul 13Jul 27Aug 10Aug 24Sep 7
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 100% as of Sep 7 (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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