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New Hampshire blueberry crop

USDA last rated the 2021 New Hampshire blueberry crop for the week ending Aug 8, when 100% was good or excellent, versus 63% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 99% complete.

Last rated week ending Aug 8, 2021

Good to excellent · last reading

100%of the crop

Share of the 2021 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Aug 8.

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99%

Harvested

As of Sep 26.

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, 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
New Hampshire blueberry crop condition, 20210%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 20: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 65%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg —, last year 74%)Week ending Jun 27: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 49%)Week ending Jul 4: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 49%)Week ending Jul 11: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 48%)Week ending Jul 18: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 50%, Good 50%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 48%)Week ending Jul 25: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 20%, Good 60%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 52%)Week ending Aug 1: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 20%, Good 60%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 57%)Week ending Aug 8: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 70%, Excellent 30% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 63%)Harvest begins — week ending Jul 18Harvest begins−50 pts — week ending Jul 18−50 ptsJun 20Jun 27Jul 4Jul 11Jul 18Jul 25Aug 1Aug 8
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 100% good or excellent, week ending Aug 8. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2021

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

New Hampshire blueberry green tip, 20210%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 18: 7% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Apr 25: 20% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending May 2: 57% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending May 9: 79% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 73%)Green tip, week ending May 16: 100% (5-yr avg 95%, last year 96%)Green tip, week ending May 23: 100% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending May 30: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending Jun 6: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Apr 18Apr 25May 2May 9May 16May 23May 30Jun 6
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 100% as of Jun 6.

Field progress

Pink, 2021

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

New Hampshire blueberry pink, 20210%50%100%Pink, week ending May 2: 37% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 9: 79% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 16: 89% (5-yr avg 63%, last year 46%)Pink, week ending May 23: 93% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 88%)Pink, week ending May 30: 97% (5-yr avg —, last year 96%)Pink, week ending Jun 6: 99% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)May 2May 9May 16May 23May 30Jun 6
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 99% as of Jun 6.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2021

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

New Hampshire blueberry full bloom, 20210%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 9: 3% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 16: 25% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 23: 82% (5-yr avg 54%, last year 49%)Full bloom, week ending May 30: 85% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 77%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 6: 98% (5-yr avg 91%, last year 95%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 13: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)May 9May 16May 23May 30Jun 6Jun 13
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 100% as of Jun 13.

Field progress

Petal fall, 2021

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

New Hampshire blueberry petal fall, 20210%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 23: 25% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending May 30: 45% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending Jun 6: 67% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 45%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 13: 83% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 78%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 20: 98% (5-yr avg —, last year 97%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 27: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)May 23May 30Jun 6Jun 13Jun 20Jun 27
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 100% as of Jun 27.

Field progress

Fruit set, 2021

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

New Hampshire blueberry fruit set, 20210%50%100%Fruit set, week ending May 30: 14% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 6: 40% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 13: 50% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 20: 90% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 27: 93% (5-yr avg —, last year 56%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 4: 97% (5-yr avg —, last year 79%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 11: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 97%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 18: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)May 30Jun 6Jun 13Jun 20Jun 27Jul 4Jul 11Jul 18
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 100% as of Jul 18.

Field progress

Harvested, 2021

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

New Hampshire blueberry harvested, 20210%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jun 27: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 4: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 11: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 18: 5% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 25: 10% (5-yr avg —, last year 24%)Harvested, week ending Aug 1: 15% (5-yr avg 42%, last year 40%)Harvested, week ending Aug 8: 35% (5-yr avg 53%, last year 56%)Harvested, week ending Aug 15: 40% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 72%)Harvested, week ending Aug 22: 63% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 83%)Harvested, week ending Aug 29: 82% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 89%)Harvested, week ending Sep 5: 97% (5-yr avg —, last year 93%)Harvested, week ending Sep 12: 99% (5-yr avg —, last year 96%)Harvested, week ending Sep 19: 99% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Sep 26: 99% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jun 27Jul 11Jul 25Aug 8Aug 22Sep 5Sep 19
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 99% as of Sep 26.

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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