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New Hampshire sweet corn crop

USDA last rated the 2020 New Hampshire sweet corn crop for the week ending Aug 23, when 44% was good or excellent, versus 82% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 98% complete.

Last rated week ending Aug 23, 2020

Good to excellent · last reading

44%of the crop

Share of the 2020 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Aug 23.

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98%

Harvested

As of Oct 4.

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, 2020

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, 20200%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jul 5: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 40%, Good 45%, Excellent 15% — good+excellent 60% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 86%)Week ending Jul 12: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 38%, Good 47%, Excellent 15% — good+excellent 62% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 77%)Week ending Jul 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 37%, Good 48%, Excellent 15% — good+excellent 63% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 70%)Week ending Jul 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 7%, Fair 29%, Good 42%, Excellent 22% — good+excellent 64% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 73%)Week ending Aug 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 8%, Fair 25%, Good 45%, Excellent 22% — good+excellent 67% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 74%)Week ending Aug 9: Very poor 0%, Poor 7%, Fair 27%, Good 44%, Excellent 22% — good+excellent 66% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 74%)Week ending Aug 16: Very poor 0%, Poor 15%, Fair 27%, Good 41%, Excellent 17% — good+excellent 58% (5-yr avg —, last year 76%)Week ending Aug 23: Very poor 0%, Poor 24%, Fair 32%, Good 36%, Excellent 8% — good+excellent 44% (5-yr avg —, last year 82%)Harvest begins — week ending Jul 19Harvest begins−14 pts — week ending Aug 23−14 ptsJul 5Jul 12Jul 19Jul 26Aug 2Aug 9Aug 16Aug 23
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 44% good or excellent, week ending Aug 23. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Planted, 2020

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

New Hampshire sweet corn planted, 20200%50%100%Planted, week ending May 3: 7% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending May 10: 15% (5-yr avg 12%, last year 10%)Planted, week ending May 17: 20% (5-yr avg 21%, last year 18%)Planted, week ending May 24: 34% (5-yr avg 35%, last year 26%)Planted, week ending May 31: 51% (5-yr avg 46%, last year 32%)Planted, week ending Jun 7: 58% (5-yr avg 60%, last year 47%)Planted, week ending Jun 14: 64% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 61%)Planted, week ending Jun 21: 75% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 69%)Planted, week ending Jun 28: 82% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 81%)Planted, week ending Jul 5: 90% (5-yr avg —, last year 89%)Planted, week ending Jul 12: 99% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending Jul 19: 99% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 3May 17May 31Jun 14Jun 28Jul 12
This year5-yr avgLast year

Planted: 99% as of Jul 19.

Field progress

Emerged, 2020

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

New Hampshire sweet corn emerged, 20200%50%100%Emerged, week ending May 10: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending May 17: 3% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending May 24: 13% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending May 31: 28% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending Jun 7: 34% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending Jun 14: 46% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending Jun 21: 50% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending Jun 28: 68% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending Jul 5: 73% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending Jul 12: 93% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending Jul 19: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year 32%)Emerged, week ending Jul 26: 96% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 10May 24Jun 7Jun 21Jul 5Jul 19
This year5-yr avgLast year

Emerged: 96% as of Jul 26.

Field progress

Harvested, 2020

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

New Hampshire sweet corn harvested, 20200%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 12: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 19: 2% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 26: 5% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 2: 8% (5-yr avg 13%, last year 10%)Harvested, week ending Aug 9: 18% (5-yr avg 23%, last year 19%)Harvested, week ending Aug 16: 32% (5-yr avg 34%, last year 27%)Harvested, week ending Aug 23: 54% (5-yr avg 46%, last year 40%)Harvested, week ending Aug 30: 55% (5-yr avg 57%, last year 53%)Harvested, week ending Sep 6: 63% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 65%)Harvested, week ending Sep 13: 76% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 72%)Harvested, week ending Sep 20: 84% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 80%)Harvested, week ending Sep 27: 91% (5-yr avg —, last year 86%)Harvested, week ending Oct 4: 98% (5-yr avg —, last year 92%)Jul 12Jul 26Aug 9Aug 23Sep 6Sep 20Oct 4
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 98% as of Oct 4.

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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