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New Jersey blueberry crop

USDA last rated the 2026 New Jersey blueberry crop for the week ending Jul 5, when 26% was good or excellent, versus 50% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 95% complete.

Last rated week ending Jul 5, 2026

Good to excellent · last reading

26%of the crop

Share of the 2026 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Jul 5.

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95%

Harvested

As of Jul 26.

Analysis

Week ending Jul 5 — 12 weeks ago

New Jersey blueberry condition dropped well below last year

New Jersey's blueberry crop was rated 26% good to excellent for the week ending July 5, 2026, the most recent condition reading USDA has published for the state. That share was down 14 points from the prior week and far below the 50% good-to-excellent rating reported the same week last year. Poor and very poor ratings together made up 37% of the crop, and none was rated excellent. Harvest, by contrast, moved ahead of last year's pace, reaching 95% complete by the week ending July 26 versus 62% complete at the same point last year.

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, 2026

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 Jersey blueberry crop condition, 20260%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 7: Very poor 70%, Poor 20%, Fair 10%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 42%)Week ending Jun 14: Very poor 50%, Poor 20%, Fair 10%, Good 20%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 20% (5-yr avg —, last year 45%)Week ending Jun 21: Very poor 30%, Poor 20%, Fair 30%, Good 20%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 20% (5-yr avg —, last year 40%)Week ending Jun 28: Very poor 10%, Poor 8%, Fair 42%, Good 40%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 40% (5-yr avg —, last year 58%)Week ending Jul 5: Very poor 9%, Poor 28%, Fair 37%, Good 26%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 26% (5-yr avg —, last year 50%)Harvest begins — week ending Jun 7Harvest begins−14 pts — week ending Jul 5−14 ptsJun 7Jun 14Jun 21Jun 28Jul 5
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 26% good or excellent, week ending Jul 5. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2026

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

New Jersey blueberry green tip, 20260%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 5: 25% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Apr 12: 40% (5-yr avg 8%, last year 33%)Green tip, week ending Apr 19: 60% (5-yr avg 19%, last year 48%)Green tip, week ending Apr 26: 70% (5-yr avg 42%, last year 67%)Green tip, week ending May 3: 85% (5-yr avg —, last year 83%)Green tip, week ending May 10: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year 94%)Apr 5Apr 12Apr 19Apr 26May 3May 10
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 95% as of May 10.

Field progress

Pink, 2026

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

New Jersey blueberry pink, 20260%50%100%Pink, week ending Apr 19: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending Apr 26: 15% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 3: 30% (5-yr avg —, last year 33%)Pink, week ending May 10: 50% (5-yr avg —, last year 48%)Pink, week ending May 17: 70% (5-yr avg —, last year 63%)Pink, week ending May 24: 90% (5-yr avg —, last year 86%)Pink, week ending May 31: 99% (5-yr avg —, last year 94%)Apr 19Apr 26May 3May 10May 17May 24May 31
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 99% as of May 31.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2026

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

New Jersey blueberry full bloom, 20260%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 3: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 10: 15% (5-yr avg —, last year 24%)Full bloom, week ending May 17: 35% (5-yr avg —, last year 38%)Full bloom, week ending May 24: 55% (5-yr avg —, last year 61%)Full bloom, week ending May 31: 75% (5-yr avg —, last year 82%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 7: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year 94%)May 3May 10May 17May 24May 31Jun 7
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 95% as of Jun 7.

Field progress

Petal fall, 2026

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

New Jersey blueberry petal fall, 20260%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 24: 15% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending May 31: 35% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending Jun 7: 55% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending Jun 14: 75% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending Jun 21: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 24May 31Jun 7Jun 14Jun 21
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 95% as of Jun 21.

Field progress

Fruit set, 2026

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

New Jersey blueberry fruit set, 20260%50%100%Fruit set, week ending May 24: 5% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending May 31: 15% (5-yr avg —, last year 31%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 7: 35% (5-yr avg —, last year 52%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 14: 55% (5-yr avg —, last year 72%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 21: 75% (5-yr avg —, last year 92%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 28: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 24May 31Jun 7Jun 14Jun 21Jun 28
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 95% as of Jun 28.

Field progress

Harvested, 2026

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

New Jersey blueberry harvested, 20260%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jun 7: 5% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jun 14: 15% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jun 21: 25% (5-yr avg —, last year 4%)Harvested, week ending Jun 28: 45% (5-yr avg —, last year 14%)Harvested, week ending Jul 5: 60% (5-yr avg —, last year 22%)Harvested, week ending Jul 12: 75% (5-yr avg —, last year 31%)Harvested, week ending Jul 19: 85% (5-yr avg —, last year 43%)Harvested, week ending Jul 26: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year 62%)Jun 7Jun 14Jun 21Jun 28Jul 5Jul 12Jul 19Jul 26
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 95% as of Jul 26.

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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