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New Hampshire blueberry crop

USDA last rated the 2025 New Hampshire blueberry crop for the week ending Aug 3, when 50% was good or excellent, 43 points below the five-year average of 93%, versus 100% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 90% complete.

Last rated week ending Aug 3, 2025

Good to excellent · last reading

50%of the crop

43 points below the five-year average for this week, and 100% a year ago.

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90%

Harvested

As of Aug 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, 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
New Hampshire blueberry crop condition, 20250%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 22: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 100%)Week ending Jun 29: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 6: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 13: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 97%)Week ending Jul 20: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 90%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 27: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 22%, Good 78%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 78% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 3: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 50%, Good 50%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 100%)Harvest begins — week ending Jul 6Harvest begins−28 pts — week ending Aug 3−28 ptsJun 22Jun 29Jul 6Jul 13Jul 20Jul 27Aug 3
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 50% good or excellent, week ending Aug 3. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2025

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

New Hampshire blueberry green tip, 20250%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 27: 15% (5-yr avg —, last year 21%)Green tip, week ending May 4: 88% (5-yr avg 62%, last year 63%)Green tip, week ending May 11: 98% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 74%)Green tip, week ending May 18: 99% (5-yr avg 96%, last year 91%)Green tip, week ending May 25: 100% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 99%)Apr 27May 4May 11May 18May 25
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 100% as of May 25 (5-yr avg 99%).

Field progress

Pink, 2025

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

New Hampshire blueberry pink, 20250%50%100%Pink, week ending May 4: 18% (5-yr avg —, last year 9%)Pink, week ending May 11: 86% (5-yr avg 33%, last year 14%)Pink, week ending May 18: 97% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 54%)Pink, week ending May 25: 99% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 77%)Pink, week ending Jun 1: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 93%)Pink, week ending Jun 8: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)May 4May 11May 18May 25Jun 1Jun 8
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 100% as of Jun 8.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2025

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

New Hampshire blueberry full bloom, 20250%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 18: 20% (5-yr avg 29%, last year 17%)Full bloom, week ending May 25: 49% (5-yr avg 65%, last year 54%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 1: 85% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 73%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 8: 93% (5-yr avg —, last year 96%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 15: 96% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 18May 25Jun 1Jun 8Jun 15
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 96% as of Jun 15.

Field progress

Petal fall, 2025

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

New Hampshire blueberry petal fall, 20250%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 25: 27% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending Jun 1: 59% (5-yr avg 47%, last year 59%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 8: 68% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 82%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 15: 93% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 94%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 22: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 29: 99% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 25Jun 1Jun 8Jun 15Jun 22Jun 29
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 99% as of Jun 29.

Field progress

Fruit set, 2025

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

New Hampshire blueberry fruit set, 20250%50%100%Fruit set, week ending Jun 15: 48% (5-yr avg —, last year 81%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 22: 67% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 89%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 29: 90% (5-yr avg 91%, last year 94%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 6: 94% (5-yr avg 96%, last year 99%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 13: 98% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jun 15Jun 22Jun 29Jul 6Jul 13
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 98% as of Jul 13.

Field progress

Harvested, 2025

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

New Hampshire blueberry harvested, 20250%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jun 29: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 6: 2% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 13: 3% (5-yr avg —, last year 16%)Harvested, week ending Jul 20: 30% (5-yr avg 20%, last year 34%)Harvested, week ending Jul 27: 40% (5-yr avg 33%, last year 54%)Harvested, week ending Aug 3: 60% (5-yr avg 45%, last year 75%)Harvested, week ending Aug 10: 60% (5-yr avg 57%, last year 79%)Harvested, week ending Aug 17: 78% (5-yr avg —, last year 87%)Harvested, week ending Aug 24: 90% (5-yr avg —, last year 94%)Jun 29Jul 13Jul 27Aug 10Aug 24
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 90% as of Aug 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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