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New Hampshire sweet corn crop

USDA last rated the 2023 New Hampshire sweet corn crop for the week ending Aug 6, when 100% was good or excellent, 27 points above the five-year average of 73%, versus 39% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 99% complete.

Last rated week ending Aug 6, 2023

Good to excellent · last reading

100%of the crop

27 points above the five-year average for this week, and 39% a year ago.

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99%

Harvested

As of Oct 15.

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, 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 sweet corn crop condition, 20230%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 25: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 0%, Excellent 100% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 0%, Excellent 100% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 43%)Week ending Jul 9: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 45%)Week ending Jul 16: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 14%, Good 77%, Excellent 9% — good+excellent 86% (5-yr avg 60%, last year 41%)Week ending Jul 23: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 14%, Good 77%, Excellent 9% — good+excellent 86% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 39%)Week ending Jul 30: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 17%, Good 83%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 83% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Aug 6: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 39%)Harvest begins — week ending Jul 16Harvest begins−14 pts — week ending Jul 16−14 ptsJun 25Jul 2Jul 9Jul 16Jul 23Jul 30Aug 6
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 100% good or excellent, week ending Aug 6. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Planted, 2023

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

New Hampshire sweet corn planted, 20230%50%100%Planted, week ending Apr 30: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 5%)Planted, week ending May 7: 7% (5-yr avg 9%, last year 14%)Planted, week ending May 14: 15% (5-yr avg 18%, last year 23%)Planted, week ending May 21: 38% (5-yr avg 28%, last year 33%)Planted, week ending May 28: 51% (5-yr avg 41%, last year 49%)Planted, week ending Jun 4: 69% (5-yr avg 58%, last year 76%)Planted, week ending Jun 11: 82% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 88%)Planted, week ending Jun 18: 94% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 98%)Planted, week ending Jun 25: 100% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 100%)Planted, week ending Jul 2: 100% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 100%)Planted, week ending Jul 9: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Apr 30May 14May 28Jun 11Jun 25Jul 9
This year5-yr avgLast year

Planted: 100% as of Jul 9.

Field progress

Emerged, 2023

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

New Hampshire sweet corn emerged, 20230%50%100%Emerged, week ending May 7: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 7%)Emerged, week ending May 14: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 11%)Emerged, week ending May 21: 3% (5-yr avg —, last year 21%)Emerged, week ending May 28: 11% (5-yr avg —, last year 33%)Emerged, week ending Jun 4: 38% (5-yr avg —, last year 48%)Emerged, week ending Jun 11: 58% (5-yr avg —, last year 58%)Emerged, week ending Jun 18: 86% (5-yr avg —, last year 86%)Emerged, week ending Jun 25: 94% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)Emerged, week ending Jul 2: 99% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Emerged, week ending Jul 9: 99% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)May 7May 21Jun 4Jun 18Jul 2
This year5-yr avgLast year

Emerged: 99% as of Jul 9.

Field progress

Harvested, 2023

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

New Hampshire sweet corn harvested, 20230%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jun 25: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 2: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 11%)Harvested, week ending Jul 9: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 36%)Harvested, week ending Jul 16: 5% (5-yr avg —, last year 56%)Harvested, week ending Jul 23: 10% (5-yr avg —, last year 60%)Harvested, week ending Jul 30: 40% (5-yr avg 17%, last year 60%)Harvested, week ending Aug 6: 62% (5-yr avg 24%, last year 61%)Harvested, week ending Aug 13: 64% (5-yr avg 32%, last year 61%)Harvested, week ending Sep 3: 75% (5-yr avg 64%, last year 75%)Harvested, week ending Sep 10: 83% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 76%)Harvested, week ending Sep 17: 89% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 87%)Harvested, week ending Sep 24: 91% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 94%)Harvested, week ending Oct 1: 97% (5-yr avg —, last year 96%)Harvested, week ending Oct 8: 99% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)Harvested, week ending Oct 15: 99% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jun 25Jul 9Jul 23Aug 6Sep 3Sep 17Oct 1Oct 15
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 99% as of Oct 15.

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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