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New Hampshire sweet corn crop

USDA last rated the 2022 New Hampshire sweet corn crop for the week ending Aug 14, when 36% was good or excellent, 42 points below the five-year average of 78%, versus 100% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 99% complete.

Last rated week ending Aug 14, 2022

Good to excellent · last reading

36%of the crop

42 points below the five-year average for this week, and 100% a year ago.

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99%

Harvested

As of Oct 9.

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, 2022

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.

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New Hampshire sweet corn crop condition, 20220%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 50%, Excellent 50% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 3: Very poor 0%, Poor 5%, Fair 52%, Good 40%, Excellent 3% — good+excellent 43% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 10: Very poor 0%, Poor 5%, Fair 50%, Good 40%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 45% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 80%)Week ending Jul 17: Very poor 0%, Poor 7%, Fair 52%, Good 37%, Excellent 4% — good+excellent 41% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 50%)Week ending Jul 24: Very poor 0%, Poor 10%, Fair 51%, Good 35%, Excellent 4% — good+excellent 39% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 7: Very poor 0%, Poor 7%, Fair 54%, Good 35%, Excellent 4% — good+excellent 39% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 12%, Fair 52%, Good 36%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 36% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 100%)Harvest begins — week ending Jun 26Harvest begins−57 pts — week ending Jul 3−57 ptsJun 26Jul 3Jul 10Jul 17Jul 24Aug 7Aug 14
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 36% good or excellent, week ending Aug 14. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Planted, 2022

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

New Hampshire sweet corn planted, 20220%50%100%Planted, week ending Apr 24: 4% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending May 1: 5% (5-yr avg —, last year 4%)Planted, week ending May 8: 16% (5-yr avg 10%, last year 9%)Planted, week ending May 15: 24% (5-yr avg 18%, last year 20%)Planted, week ending May 22: 34% (5-yr avg 29%, last year 35%)Planted, week ending May 29: 51% (5-yr avg 42%, last year 52%)Planted, week ending Jun 5: 80% (5-yr avg 55%, last year 69%)Planted, week ending Jun 12: 89% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 81%)Planted, week ending Jun 19: 100% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 85%)Planted, week ending Jun 26: 100% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 85%)Planted, week ending Jul 3: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 94%)Planted, week ending Jul 10: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)Apr 24May 8May 22Jun 5Jun 19Jul 3
This year5-yr avgLast year

Planted: 100% as of Jul 10.

Field progress

Emerged, 2022

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

New Hampshire sweet corn emerged, 20220%50%100%Emerged, week ending May 1: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending May 8: 8% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending May 15: 12% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending May 22: 22% (5-yr avg —, last year 21%)Emerged, week ending May 29: 35% (5-yr avg —, last year 42%)Emerged, week ending Jun 5: 50% (5-yr avg —, last year 60%)Emerged, week ending Jun 12: 59% (5-yr avg —, last year 72%)Emerged, week ending Jun 19: 91% (5-yr avg —, last year 79%)Emerged, week ending Jun 26: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 81%)Emerged, week ending Jul 3: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 89%)Emerged, week ending Jul 10: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)May 1May 15May 29Jun 12Jun 26Jul 10
This year5-yr avgLast year

Emerged: 100% as of Jul 10.

Field progress

Harvested, 2022

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

New Hampshire sweet corn harvested, 20220%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jun 26: 2% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 3: 12% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Jul 10: 40% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Jul 17: 59% (5-yr avg —, last year 4%)Harvested, week ending Jul 24: 60% (5-yr avg —, last year 5%)Harvested, week ending Jul 31: 60% (5-yr avg 7%, last year 8%)Harvested, week ending Aug 7: 61% (5-yr avg 16%, last year 18%)Harvested, week ending Aug 14: 61% (5-yr avg 26%, last year 20%)Harvested, week ending Aug 21: 62% (5-yr avg 40%, last year 33%)Harvested, week ending Aug 28: 75% (5-yr avg 52%, last year 48%)Harvested, week ending Sep 4: 75% (5-yr avg 64%, last year 68%)Harvested, week ending Sep 11: 76% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 79%)Harvested, week ending Sep 18: 89% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 88%)Harvested, week ending Sep 25: 95% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 94%)Harvested, week ending Oct 2: 96% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Oct 9: 99% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jun 26Jul 10Jul 24Aug 7Aug 21Sep 4Sep 18Oct 2
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 99% as of Oct 9.

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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