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New Hampshire blueberry crop

USDA last rated the 2020 New Hampshire blueberry crop for the week ending Aug 16, when 60% was good or excellent, versus 62% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 97% complete.

Last rated week ending Aug 16, 2020

Good to excellent · last reading

60%of the crop

Share of the 2020 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Aug 16.

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97%

Harvested

As of Sep 13.

Analysis

Week ending Aug 9 — 7 weeks ago

New Hampshire blueberries rated fully good to excellent

New Hampshire's blueberry crop was rated 100% good to excellent for the week ending August 9, 2026, unchanged from the prior week, with USDA splitting the rating 90% good and 10% excellent. That reading was the most recent one published for the state. Harvest had reached 92% complete by the week ending August 30, 2026, following a season in which green tip, full bloom, fruit set and petal fall all reached 100% by their respective survey weeks. No five-year average or year-ago comparison was available for condition or most progress stages this season.

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
New Hampshire blueberry crop condition, 20200%25%50%75%100%Week ending May 3: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 33%, Good 56%, Excellent 11% — good+excellent 67% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending May 10: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 33%, Good 56%, Excellent 11% — good+excellent 67% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending May 17: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 12%, Good 43%, Excellent 45% — good+excellent 88% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending May 24: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 13%, Good 50%, Excellent 37% — good+excellent 87% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending May 31: Very poor 0%, Poor 3%, Fair 9%, Good 63%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 88% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jun 7: Very poor 0%, Poor 3%, Fair 13%, Good 64%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 84% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jun 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 3%, Fair 17%, Good 55%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jun 21: Very poor 0%, Poor 2%, Fair 24%, Good 49%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 74% (5-yr avg —, last year 82%)Week ending Jun 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 3%, Fair 48%, Good 26%, Excellent 23% — good+excellent 49% (5-yr avg —, last year 82%)Week ending Jul 5: Very poor 0%, Poor 3%, Fair 48%, Good 24%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 49% (5-yr avg —, last year 95%)Week ending Jul 12: Very poor 0%, Poor 4%, Fair 48%, Good 25%, Excellent 23% — good+excellent 48% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 73%)Week ending Jul 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 5%, Fair 47%, Good 25%, Excellent 23% — good+excellent 48% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 69%)Week ending Jul 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 5%, Fair 43%, Good 34%, Excellent 18% — good+excellent 52% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 70%)Week ending Aug 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 5%, Fair 38%, Good 43%, Excellent 14% — good+excellent 57% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 65%)Week ending Aug 9: Very poor 0%, Poor 5%, Fair 32%, Good 52%, Excellent 11% — good+excellent 63% (5-yr avg —, last year 65%)Week ending Aug 16: Very poor 0%, Poor 8%, Fair 32%, Good 58%, Excellent 2% — good+excellent 60% (5-yr avg —, last year 62%)−25 pts — week ending Jun 28−25 ptsHarvest begins — week ending Jul 19Harvest beginsMay 3May 17May 31Jun 14Jun 28Jul 12Jul 26Aug 9
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 60% good or excellent, week ending Aug 16. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2020

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

New Hampshire blueberry green tip, 20200%50%100%Green tip, week ending May 3: 62% (5-yr avg 62%, last year 72%)Green tip, week ending May 10: 75% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 90%)Green tip, week ending May 17: 100% (5-yr avg 96%, last year 96%)Green tip, week ending May 24: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)Green tip, week ending May 31: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)May 3May 10May 17May 24May 31
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 100% as of May 31.

Field progress

Pink, 2020

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

New Hampshire blueberry pink, 20200%50%100%Pink, week ending May 10: 8% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 17: 52% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 61%)Pink, week ending May 24: 94% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 89%)Pink, week ending May 31: 96% (5-yr avg —, last year 98%)Pink, week ending Jun 7: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Pink, week ending Jun 14: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)May 10May 17May 24May 31Jun 7Jun 14
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 100% as of Jun 14.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2020

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

New Hampshire blueberry full bloom, 20200%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 17: 8% (5-yr avg 34%, last year 16%)Full bloom, week ending May 24: 56% (5-yr avg 64%, last year 36%)Full bloom, week ending May 31: 80% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 76%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 7: 98% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 96%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 14: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 21: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)May 17May 24May 31Jun 7Jun 14Jun 21
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 100% as of Jun 21.

Field progress

Petal fall, 2020

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

New Hampshire blueberry petal fall, 20200%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 31: 10% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending Jun 7: 51% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 67%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 14: 82% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 92%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 21: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 98%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 28: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 98%)Petal fall, week ending Jul 5: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)Petal fall, week ending Jul 12: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)May 31Jun 7Jun 14Jun 21Jun 28Jul 5Jul 12
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 100% as of Jul 12.

Field progress

Fruit set, 2020

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

New Hampshire blueberry fruit set, 20200%50%100%Fruit set, week ending Jun 21: 19% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 80%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 28: 62% (5-yr avg —, last year 92%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 5: 82% (5-yr avg —, last year 98%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 12: 99% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 19: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Jun 21Jun 28Jul 5Jul 12Jul 19
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 100% as of Jul 19.

Field progress

Harvested, 2020

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

New Hampshire blueberry harvested, 20200%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 19: 3% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 26: 28% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 2: 42% (5-yr avg 43%, last year 13%)Harvested, week ending Aug 9: 58% (5-yr avg 55%, last year 26%)Harvested, week ending Aug 16: 74% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 48%)Harvested, week ending Aug 23: 84% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 66%)Harvested, week ending Aug 30: 90% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 85%)Harvested, week ending Sep 6: 93% (5-yr avg —, last year 95%)Harvested, week ending Sep 13: 97% (5-yr avg —, last year 97%)Jul 19Aug 2Aug 16Aug 30Sep 13
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 97% as of Sep 13.

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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