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New Hampshire blueberry crop

USDA last rated the 2023 New Hampshire blueberry crop for the week ending Aug 13, when 100% was good or excellent, versus 35% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 100% complete.

Last rated week ending Aug 13, 2023

Good to excellent · last reading

100%of the crop

Share of the 2023 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Aug 13.

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100%

Harvested

As of Sep 24.

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, 2023

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, 20230%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 18: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 50%, Good 50%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)Week ending Jun 25: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)Week ending Jul 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 71%)Week ending Jul 9: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 80%)Week ending Jul 16: Very poor 0%, Poor 3%, Fair 13%, Good 77%, Excellent 7% — good+excellent 84% (5-yr avg 64%, last year 75%)Week ending Jul 23: Very poor 0%, Poor 3%, Fair 13%, Good 77%, Excellent 7% — good+excellent 84% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 63%)Week ending Jul 30: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 17%, Good 53%, Excellent 30% — good+excellent 83% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 95%)Week ending Aug 6: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 90%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 13: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 93%, Excellent 7% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 35%)Harvest begins — week ending Jun 25Harvest begins−16 pts — week ending Jul 16−16 ptsJun 18Jul 2Jul 16Jul 30Aug 13
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 100% good or excellent, week ending Aug 13. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2023

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

New Hampshire blueberry green tip, 20230%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 23: 40% (5-yr avg —, last year 29%)Green tip, week ending Apr 30: 51% (5-yr avg —, last year 47%)Green tip, week ending May 7: 77% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 59%)Green tip, week ending May 14: 91% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 89%)Green tip, week ending May 21: 96% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 99%)Green tip, week ending May 28: 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Apr 23Apr 30May 7May 14May 21May 28
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 100% as of May 28 (5-yr avg 100%).

Field progress

Pink, 2023

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

New Hampshire blueberry pink, 20230%50%100%Pink, week ending May 7: 6% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Pink, week ending May 14: 35% (5-yr avg 61%, last year 59%)Pink, week ending May 21: 60% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 90%)Pink, week ending May 28: 98% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 99%)May 7May 14May 21May 28
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 98% as of May 28 (5-yr avg 97%).

Field progress

Full bloom, 2023

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

New Hampshire blueberry full bloom, 20230%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 14: 20% (5-yr avg —, last year 25%)Full bloom, week ending May 21: 40% (5-yr avg 52%, last year 47%)Full bloom, week ending May 28: 80% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 84%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 4: 96% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 92%)May 14May 21May 28Jun 4
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 96% as of Jun 4 (5-yr avg 92%).

Field progress

Petal fall, 2023

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

New Hampshire blueberry petal fall, 20230%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 21: 3% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending May 28: 30% (5-yr avg —, last year 49%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 4: 58% (5-yr avg 58%, last year 72%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 11: 95% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 90%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 18: 98% (5-yr avg 95%, last year 98%)May 21May 28Jun 4Jun 11Jun 18
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 98% as of Jun 18 (5-yr avg 95%).

Field progress

Fruit set, 2023

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

New Hampshire blueberry fruit set, 20230%50%100%Fruit set, week ending May 28: 5% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 4: 40% (5-yr avg —, last year 65%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 11: 72% (5-yr avg —, last year 80%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 18: 97% (5-yr avg —, last year 93%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 25: 100% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 99%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 2: 100% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 9: 100% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 100%)May 28Jun 4Jun 11Jun 18Jun 25Jul 2Jul 9
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 100% as of Jul 9 (5-yr avg 98%).

Field progress

Harvested, 2023

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

New Hampshire blueberry harvested, 20230%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jun 25: 3% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 2: 3% (5-yr avg —, last year 1%)Harvested, week ending Jul 9: 20% (5-yr avg —, last year 16%)Harvested, week ending Jul 16: 21% (5-yr avg —, last year 21%)Harvested, week ending Jul 23: 30% (5-yr avg —, last year 29%)Harvested, week ending Jul 30: 45% (5-yr avg 26%, last year 30%)Harvested, week ending Aug 6: 48% (5-yr avg 40%, last year 42%)Harvested, week ending Aug 13: 62% (5-yr avg 56%, last year 64%)Harvested, week ending Sep 3: 80% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 94%)Harvested, week ending Sep 10: 92% (5-yr avg 95%, last year 94%)Harvested, week ending Sep 17: 96% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Sep 24: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jun 25Jul 9Jul 23Aug 6Sep 3Sep 17
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 100% as of Sep 24.

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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