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New Hampshire blueberry crop

USDA last rated the 2022 New Hampshire blueberry crop for the week ending Aug 14, when 35% was good or excellent. Harvest stood at 94% complete (five-year average 96%).

Last rated week ending Aug 14, 2022

Good to excellent · last reading

35%of the crop

Share of the 2022 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Aug 14.

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94%

Harvested

−2 points against the five-year pace of 96%.

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, 2022

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.

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New Hampshire blueberry crop condition, 20220%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 1%, Good 99%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 99% (5-yr avg —, last year 90%)Week ending Jun 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 1%, Good 99%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 99% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 3: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 29%, Good 71%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 71% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 10: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 20%, Good 80%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 17: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 25%, Good 73%, Excellent 2% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 50%)Week ending Jul 24: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 37%, Good 57%, Excellent 6% — good+excellent 63% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 80%)Week ending Jul 31: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 5%, Good 80%, Excellent 15% — good+excellent 95% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 80%)Week ending Aug 7: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 75%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 65%, Good 29%, Excellent 6% — good+excellent 35% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvest begins — week ending Jul 3Harvest begins−65 pts — week ending Aug 14−65 ptsJun 19Jul 3Jul 17Jul 31Aug 14
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 35% good or excellent, week ending Aug 14. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2022

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

New Hampshire blueberry green tip, 20220%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 17: 2% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Apr 24: 33% (5-yr avg —, last year 18%)Green tip, week ending May 1: 49% (5-yr avg —, last year 52%)Green tip, week ending May 8: 61% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 76%)Green tip, week ending May 15: 94% (5-yr avg 95%, last year 97%)Green tip, week ending May 22: 100% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending May 29: 100% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending Jun 5: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Apr 17Apr 24May 1May 8May 15May 22May 29Jun 5
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 100% as of Jun 5.

Field progress

Pink, 2022

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

New Hampshire blueberry pink, 20220%50%100%Pink, week ending May 1: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 8: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 73%)Pink, week ending May 15: 69% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 88%)Pink, week ending May 22: 93% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 92%)Pink, week ending May 29: 100% (5-yr avg 95%, last year 96%)Pink, week ending Jun 5: 100% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 99%)May 1May 8May 15May 22May 29Jun 5
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 100% as of Jun 5 (5-yr avg 97%).

Field progress

Full bloom, 2022

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

New Hampshire blueberry full bloom, 20220%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 8: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 15: 29% (5-yr avg —, last year 22%)Full bloom, week ending May 22: 50% (5-yr avg 59%, last year 74%)Full bloom, week ending May 29: 90% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 85%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 5: 92% (5-yr avg 91%, last year 96%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 12: 93% (5-yr avg 96%, last year 100%)May 8May 15May 22May 29Jun 5Jun 12
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 93% as of Jun 12 (5-yr avg 96%).

Field progress

Petal fall, 2022

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

New Hampshire blueberry petal fall, 20220%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 22: 21% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending May 29: 54% (5-yr avg —, last year 42%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 5: 75% (5-yr avg 60%, last year 64%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 12: 93% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 81%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 19: 99% (5-yr avg 96%, last year 96%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 26: 100% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 100%)May 22May 29Jun 5Jun 12Jun 19Jun 26
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 100% as of Jun 26 (5-yr avg 98%).

Field progress

Fruit set, 2022

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

New Hampshire blueberry fruit set, 20220%50%100%Fruit set, week ending May 29: 5% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 5: 75% (5-yr avg —, last year 36%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 12: 81% (5-yr avg —, last year 49%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 19: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year 84%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 26: 100% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 93%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 3: 100% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 96%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 10: 100% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 100%)May 29Jun 5Jun 12Jun 19Jun 26Jul 3Jul 10
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 100% as of Jul 10 (5-yr avg 98%).

Field progress

Harvested, 2022

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

New Hampshire blueberry harvested, 20220%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jun 26: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 3: 1% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Jul 10: 18% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Jul 17: 22% (5-yr avg —, last year 4%)Harvested, week ending Jul 24: 30% (5-yr avg —, last year 9%)Harvested, week ending Jul 31: 30% (5-yr avg 30%, last year 14%)Harvested, week ending Aug 7: 44% (5-yr avg 44%, last year 32%)Harvested, week ending Aug 14: 67% (5-yr avg 58%, last year 39%)Harvested, week ending Aug 21: 73% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 60%)Harvested, week ending Aug 28: 94% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 79%)Harvested, week ending Sep 4: 94% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 95%)Harvested, week ending Sep 11: 94% (5-yr avg 96%, last year 99%)Jun 26Jul 10Jul 24Aug 7Aug 21Sep 4
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 94% as of Sep 11 (5-yr avg 96%).

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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