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New Hampshire blueberry crop

USDA last rated the 2026 New Hampshire blueberry crop for the week ending Aug 9, when 100% was good or excellent. Harvest is 96% complete.

Last rated week ending Aug 9, 2026

Good to excellent · last reading

100%of the crop

Share of the 2026 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Aug 9.

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96%

Harvested

As of Sep 27.

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, 2026

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, 20260%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 94%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 5: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 96%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 12: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 90%)Week ending Jul 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 2%, Good 96%, Excellent 2% — good+excellent 98% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 78%)Week ending Aug 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 50%)Week ending Aug 9: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 90%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvest begins — week ending Jul 12Harvest beginsJun 28Jul 5Jul 12Jul 19Jul 26Aug 2Aug 9
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 100% good or excellent, week ending Aug 9. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2026

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

New Hampshire blueberry green tip, 20260%50%100%Green tip, week ending May 10: 55% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 97%)Green tip, week ending May 17: 85% (5-yr avg 95%, last year 99%)Green tip, week ending May 24: 97% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending May 31: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Jun 7: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 10May 17May 24May 31Jun 7
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 100% as of Jun 7.

Field progress

Pink, 2026

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

New Hampshire blueberry pink, 20260%50%100%Pink, week ending Apr 26: 8% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 3: 8% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 10: 26% (5-yr avg 42%, last year 76%)Pink, week ending May 17: 70% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 95%)Pink, week ending May 24: 94% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 99%)Pink, week ending May 31: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Pink, week ending Jun 7: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Apr 26May 3May 10May 17May 24May 31Jun 7
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 100% as of Jun 7.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2026

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

New Hampshire blueberry full bloom, 20260%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 24: 30% (5-yr avg 59%, last year 45%)Full bloom, week ending May 31: 79% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 80%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 7: 94% (5-yr avg —, last year 92%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 14: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 96%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 21: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending Jun 28: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 24May 31Jun 7Jun 14Jun 21Jun 28
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 100% as of Jun 28.

Field progress

Petal fall, 2026

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

New Hampshire blueberry petal fall, 20260%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 24: 5% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending May 31: 40% (5-yr avg 51%, last year 54%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 7: 75% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 67%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 14: 99% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 89%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 21: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 95%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 28: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 98%)May 24May 31Jun 7Jun 14Jun 21Jun 28
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 100% as of Jun 28.

Field progress

Fruit set, 2026

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

New Hampshire blueberry fruit set, 20260%50%100%Fruit set, week ending Jun 14: 28% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 21: 77% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 64%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 28: 81% (5-yr avg 95%, last year 87%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 5: 98% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 93%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 12: 99% (5-yr avg —, last year 97%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 19: 99% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jul 26: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jun 14Jun 21Jun 28Jul 5Jul 12Jul 19Jul 26
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 100% as of Jul 26.

Field progress

Harvested, 2026

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

New Hampshire blueberry harvested, 20260%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 12: 1% (5-yr avg 11%, last year 3%)Harvested, week ending Jul 19: 25% (5-yr avg 23%, last year 26%)Harvested, week ending Jul 26: 30% (5-yr avg 33%, last year 39%)Harvested, week ending Aug 2: 50% (5-yr avg 45%, last year 57%)Harvested, week ending Aug 9: 60% (5-yr avg 56%, last year 60%)Harvested, week ending Aug 16: 71% (5-yr avg —, last year 75%)Harvested, week ending Aug 23: 78% (5-yr avg —, last year 88%)Harvested, week ending Aug 30: 92% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Sep 6: 93% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Sep 13: 94% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Sep 20: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Sep 27: 96% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jul 12Jul 26Aug 9Aug 23Sep 6Sep 20
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 96% as of Sep 27.

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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