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New Hampshire sweet corn crop

USDA last rated the 2021 New Hampshire sweet corn crop for the week ending Aug 15, when 100% was good or excellent, versus 58% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 95% complete.

Last rated week ending Aug 15, 2021

Good to excellent · last reading

100%of the crop

Share of the 2021 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Aug 15.

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95%

Harvested

As of Sep 26.

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, 2021

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, 20210%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 27: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jul 4: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 60%)Week ending Jul 11: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 20%, Good 80%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 62%)Week ending Jul 18: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 50%, Good 40%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 63%)Week ending Jul 25: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 80%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 64%)Week ending Aug 1: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 80%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 67%)Week ending Aug 8: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 50%, Excellent 50% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 66%)Week ending Aug 15: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 50%, Excellent 50% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 58%)Harvest begins — week ending Jul 18Harvest begins−30 pts — week ending Jul 18−30 ptsJun 27Jul 4Jul 11Jul 18Jul 25Aug 1Aug 8Aug 15
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 100% good or excellent, week ending Aug 15. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Planted, 2021

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

New Hampshire sweet corn planted, 20210%50%100%Planted, week ending Apr 25: 1% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending May 2: 4% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending May 9: 10% (5-yr avg 12%, last year 14%)Planted, week ending May 16: 22% (5-yr avg 19%, last year 19%)Planted, week ending May 23: 37% (5-yr avg 30%, last year 32%)Planted, week ending May 30: 54% (5-yr avg 42%, last year 49%)Planted, week ending Jun 6: 72% (5-yr avg 55%, last year 57%)Planted, week ending Jun 13: 83% (5-yr avg 65%, last year 63%)Planted, week ending Jun 20: 85% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 73%)Planted, week ending Jun 27: 85% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 81%)Planted, week ending Jul 4: 96% (5-yr avg —, last year 89%)Planted, week ending Jul 11: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 98%)Planted, week ending Jul 18: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)Apr 25May 9May 23Jun 6Jun 20Jul 4Jul 18
This year5-yr avgLast year

Planted: 100% as of Jul 18.

Field progress

Emerged, 2021

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

New Hampshire sweet corn emerged, 20210%50%100%Emerged, week ending May 16: 9% (5-yr avg —, last year 3%)Emerged, week ending May 23: 23% (5-yr avg —, last year 12%)Emerged, week ending May 30: 45% (5-yr avg —, last year 26%)Emerged, week ending Jun 6: 63% (5-yr avg —, last year 33%)Emerged, week ending Jun 13: 73% (5-yr avg —, last year 44%)Emerged, week ending Jun 20: 80% (5-yr avg —, last year 49%)Emerged, week ending Jun 27: 81% (5-yr avg —, last year 65%)Emerged, week ending Jul 4: 90% (5-yr avg —, last year 72%)Emerged, week ending Jul 11: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 90%)May 16May 30Jun 13Jun 27Jul 11
This year5-yr avgLast year

Emerged: 100% as of Jul 11.

Field progress

Harvested, 2021

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

New Hampshire sweet corn harvested, 20210%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jun 27: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 4: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 11: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 18: 5% (5-yr avg —, last year 2%)Harvested, week ending Jul 25: 5% (5-yr avg —, last year 5%)Harvested, week ending Aug 1: 9% (5-yr avg 10%, last year 8%)Harvested, week ending Aug 8: 20% (5-yr avg 19%, last year 17%)Harvested, week ending Aug 15: 20% (5-yr avg 30%, last year 30%)Harvested, week ending Aug 22: 35% (5-yr avg 44%, last year 51%)Harvested, week ending Aug 29: 50% (5-yr avg 55%, last year 55%)Harvested, week ending Sep 5: 71% (5-yr avg 65%, last year 62%)Harvested, week ending Sep 12: 80% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 74%)Harvested, week ending Sep 19: 89% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 83%)Harvested, week ending Sep 26: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year 90%)Jun 27Jul 11Jul 25Aug 8Aug 22Sep 5Sep 19
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 95% as of Sep 26.

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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