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New Hampshire sweet corn crop

USDA last rated the 2026 New Hampshire sweet corn crop for the week ending Aug 16, when 97% was good or excellent, versus 95% at this point last year. Harvest is 95% complete.

Last rated week ending Aug 16, 2026

Good to excellent · last reading

97%of the crop

Share of the 2026 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Aug 16.

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95%

Harvested

As of Sep 27.

Analysis

Week ending Aug 16 — 6 weeks ago

New Hampshire sweet corn holds strong condition

New Hampshire sweet corn was rated 97% good to excellent for the week ending August 16, 2026, down 3 points from the prior week but still ahead of last year's 95% at the same point. The crop went in fast, with planting complete by mid-June versus a 75% last-year pace and an 86% five-year average, and emergence reached 99% by early July, also ahead of both benchmarks. Harvest had reached 75% by August 30, slightly ahead of last year's 72%. The next condition rating will show whether the late-season dip in the good-excellent share continued.

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 sweet corn crop condition, 20260%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 90%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jul 5: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 90%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jul 12: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 90%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jul 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 75%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jul 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 2%, Good 78%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 98% (5-yr avg —, last year 87%)Week ending Aug 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 3%, Good 75%, Excellent 22% — good+excellent 97% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 90%)Week ending Aug 9: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 80%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 16: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 2%, Good 85%, Excellent 12% — good+excellent 97% (5-yr avg —, last year 95%)Harvest begins — week ending Jul 19Harvest beginsJun 28Jul 5Jul 12Jul 19Jul 26Aug 2Aug 9Aug 16
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 97% good or excellent, week ending Aug 16. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Planted, 2026

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

New Hampshire sweet corn planted, 20260%50%100%Planted, week ending Apr 26: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending May 3: 2% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending May 10: 15% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending May 17: 33% (5-yr avg 29%, last year 37%)Planted, week ending May 24: 64% (5-yr avg 44%, last year 57%)Planted, week ending May 31: 93% (5-yr avg 58%, last year 66%)Planted, week ending Jun 7: 98% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 70%)Planted, week ending Jun 14: 100% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 75%)Apr 26May 3May 10May 17May 24May 31Jun 7Jun 14
This year5-yr avgLast year

Planted: 100% as of Jun 14 (5-yr avg 86%).

Field progress

Emerged, 2026

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

New Hampshire sweet corn emerged, 20260%50%100%Emerged, week ending May 24: 10% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending May 31: 15% (5-yr avg 26%, last year 4%)Emerged, week ending Jun 7: 69% (5-yr avg 46%, last year 22%)Emerged, week ending Jun 14: 90% (5-yr avg 64%, last year 25%)Emerged, week ending Jun 21: 97% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 41%)Emerged, week ending Jun 28: 99% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 83%)Emerged, week ending Jul 5: 99% (5-yr avg 96%, last year 91%)May 24May 31Jun 7Jun 14Jun 21Jun 28Jul 5
This year5-yr avgLast year

Emerged: 99% as of Jul 5 (5-yr avg 96%).

Field progress

Harvested, 2026

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

New Hampshire sweet corn harvested, 20260%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 12: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 19: 3% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 26: 5% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 2: 19% (5-yr avg —, last year 13%)Harvested, week ending Aug 9: 34% (5-yr avg 42%, last year 28%)Harvested, week ending Aug 16: 49% (5-yr avg —, last year 45%)Harvested, week ending Aug 23: 58% (5-yr avg —, last year 57%)Harvested, week ending Aug 30: 75% (5-yr avg —, last year 72%)Harvested, week ending Sep 6: 75% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 83%)Harvested, week ending Sep 13: 81% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 89%)Harvested, week ending Sep 20: 89% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 94%)Harvested, week ending Sep 27: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year 97%)Jul 12Jul 26Aug 9Aug 23Sep 6Sep 20
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 95% as of Sep 27.

Utilization

Where the crop went

Fresh market against processing and unsold volume, by crop year.

New Hampshire sweet corn crop: fresh market vs processing00.00.10.10.1million cwt2010: fresh 0.1, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 million cwt — 100% fresh20102011: fresh 0.1, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 million cwt — 100% fresh20112012: fresh 0.1, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 million cwt — 100% fresh20122013: fresh 0.1, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 million cwt — 100% fresh20132014: fresh 0.1, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 million cwt — 100% fresh20142015: fresh 0.1, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 million cwt — 100% fresh2015
Fresh marketProcessingNot sold

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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