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New Hampshire strawberry crop

USDA last rated the 2023 New Hampshire strawberry crop for the week ending Jul 2, when 100% was good or excellent, versus 88% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 94% complete (five-year average 98%).

Last rated week ending Jul 2, 2023

Good to excellent · last reading

100%of the crop

Share of the 2023 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Jul 2.

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94%

Harvested

−4 points against the five-year pace of 98%.

Analysis

Week ending Jul 12 — 11 weeks ago

New Hampshire strawberries rated fully good to excellent

New Hampshire's strawberry crop was rated 100% good to excellent for the week ending July 12, 2026, unchanged from the prior week. That reading, the fifth of the season, came as petal fall reached 100% and fruit set stood at 99% for the week ending July 19. Planting, green tip, pink and full bloom stages had all reached 100% completion in the weeks leading up to that point. USDA projected the crop would be fully harvested by the week ending August 2. Buyers can watch that harvest-completion report for confirmation the crop closed out as scheduled.

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 strawberry crop condition, 20230%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 4: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 50%, Good 50%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending Jun 11: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 20%)Week ending Jun 18: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 63%, last year 52%)Week ending Jun 25: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 88%)Week ending Jul 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 88%)Harvest begins — week ending Jun 4Harvest beginsJun 4Jun 11Jun 18Jun 25Jul 2
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 100% good or excellent, week ending Jul 2. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Planted, 2023

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

New Hampshire strawberry planted, 20230%50%100%Planted, week ending Apr 30: 25% (5-yr avg —, last year 21%)Planted, week ending May 7: 60% (5-yr avg —, last year 42%)Planted, week ending May 14: 80% (5-yr avg —, last year 92%)Planted, week ending May 21: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Planted, week ending May 28: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Apr 30May 7May 14May 21May 28
This year5-yr avgLast year

Planted: 100% as of May 28.

Field progress

Green tip, 2023

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

New Hampshire strawberry green tip, 20230%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 30: 10% (5-yr avg —, last year 9%)Green tip, week ending May 7: 40% (5-yr avg —, last year 23%)Green tip, week ending May 14: 55% (5-yr avg 55%, last year 77%)Green tip, week ending May 21: 75% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 95%)Green tip, week ending May 28: 95% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 99%)Apr 30May 7May 14May 21May 28
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 95% as of May 28 (5-yr avg 93%).

Field progress

Pink, 2023

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

New Hampshire strawberry pink, 20230%50%100%Pink, week ending May 14: 2% (5-yr avg —, last year 61%)Pink, week ending May 21: 45% (5-yr avg —, last year 85%)Pink, week ending May 28: 80% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 96%)May 14May 21May 28
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 80% as of May 28 (5-yr avg 77%).

Field progress

Full bloom, 2023

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

New Hampshire strawberry full bloom, 20230%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 14: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 47%)Full bloom, week ending May 21: 30% (5-yr avg —, last year 70%)Full bloom, week ending May 28: 65% (5-yr avg 37%, last year 81%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 4: 96% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 95%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 11: 100% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 100%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 18: 100% (5-yr avg 95%, last year 100%)May 14May 21May 28Jun 4Jun 11Jun 18
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 100% as of Jun 18 (5-yr avg 95%).

Field progress

Petal fall, 2023

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

New Hampshire strawberry petal fall, 20230%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 21: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending May 28: 30% (5-yr avg —, last year 34%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 4: 65% (5-yr avg 42%, last year 57%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 11: 88% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 92%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 18: 100% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 100%)May 21May 28Jun 4Jun 11Jun 18
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 100% as of Jun 18 (5-yr avg 88%).

Field progress

Fruit set, 2023

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

New Hampshire strawberry fruit set, 20230%50%100%Fruit set, week ending May 21: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending May 28: 8% (5-yr avg —, last year 12%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 4: 50% (5-yr avg —, last year 26%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 11: 70% (5-yr avg 52%, last year 63%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 18: 90% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 89%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 25: 93% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 99%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 2: 93% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 9: 93% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)May 21May 28Jun 4Jun 11Jun 18Jun 25Jul 2Jul 9
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 93% as of Jul 9 (5-yr avg 100%).

Field progress

Harvested, 2023

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

New Hampshire strawberry harvested, 20230%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jun 4: 3% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jun 11: 4% (5-yr avg —, last year 9%)Harvested, week ending Jun 18: 8% (5-yr avg —, last year 14%)Harvested, week ending Jun 25: 19% (5-yr avg 23%, last year 17%)Harvested, week ending Jul 2: 19% (5-yr avg 46%, last year 29%)Harvested, week ending Jul 9: 60% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 63%)Harvested, week ending Jul 16: 89% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 92%)Harvested, week ending Jul 23: 94% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 99%)Jun 4Jun 11Jun 18Jun 25Jul 2Jul 9Jul 16Jul 23
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 94% as of Jul 23 (5-yr avg 98%).

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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