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New Hampshire sweet corn crop

USDA last rated the 2024 New Hampshire sweet corn crop for the week ending Aug 25, when 95% was good or excellent. Harvest stood at 95% complete.

Last rated week ending Aug 25, 2024

Good to excellent · last reading

95%of the crop

Share of the 2024 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Aug 25.

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95%

Harvested

As of Sep 29.

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, 2024

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, 20240%25%50%75%100%Week ending Aug 4: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 4%, Good 80%, Excellent 16% — good+excellent 96% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 11: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 4%, Good 78%, Excellent 18% — good+excellent 96% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Aug 18: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 95%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Aug 25: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 5%, Good 83%, Excellent 12% — good+excellent 95% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvest begins — week ending Aug 4Harvest begins−5 pts — week ending Aug 25−5 ptsAug 4Aug 11Aug 18Aug 25
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 95% good or excellent, week ending Aug 25. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Planted, 2024

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

New Hampshire sweet corn planted, 20240%50%100%Planted, week ending Apr 21: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending Apr 28: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending May 5: 2% (5-yr avg 7%, last year 5%)Planted, week ending May 12: 4% (5-yr avg 16%, last year 13%)Planted, week ending May 19: 44% (5-yr avg 27%, last year 31%)Planted, week ending May 26: 44% (5-yr avg 40%, last year 47%)Planted, week ending Jun 2: 52% (5-yr avg 56%, last year 64%)Planted, week ending Jun 9: 68% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 78%)Planted, week ending Jun 16: 100% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 91%)Planted, week ending Jun 23: 100% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 98%)Planted, week ending Jun 30: 100% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 100%)Apr 21May 5May 19Jun 2Jun 16Jun 30
This year5-yr avgLast year

Planted: 100% as of Jun 30 (5-yr avg 92%).

Field progress

Emerged, 2024

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

New Hampshire sweet corn emerged, 20240%50%100%Emerged, week ending May 19: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 2%)Emerged, week ending May 26: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 9%)Emerged, week ending Jun 2: 23% (5-yr avg —, last year 30%)Emerged, week ending Jun 9: 55% (5-yr avg —, last year 52%)Emerged, week ending Jun 16: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year 78%)Emerged, week ending Jun 23: 97% (5-yr avg —, last year 92%)Emerged, week ending Jun 30: 98% (5-yr avg —, last year 98%)Emerged, week ending Jul 7: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)Emerged, week ending Jul 14: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 19Jun 2Jun 16Jun 30Jul 14
This year5-yr avgLast year

Emerged: 100% as of Jul 14.

Field progress

Harvested, 2024

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

New Hampshire sweet corn harvested, 20240%50%100%Harvested, week ending Aug 4: 21% (5-yr avg 31%, last year 56%)Harvested, week ending Aug 11: 44% (5-yr avg 38%, last year 63%)Harvested, week ending Aug 18: 65% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 25: 75% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Sep 1: 81% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Sep 8: 87% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 81%)Harvested, week ending Sep 15: 91% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 87%)Harvested, week ending Sep 22: 94% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 90%)Harvested, week ending Sep 29: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year 95%)Aug 4Aug 18Sep 1Sep 15Sep 29
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 95% as of Sep 29.

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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