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New Jersey blueberry crop

USDA last rated the 2021 New Jersey blueberry crop for the week ending Sep 5, when 100% was good or excellent. Harvest stood at 95% complete.

Last rated week ending Sep 5, 2021

Good to excellent · last reading

100%of the crop

Share of the 2021 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Sep 5.

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95%

Harvested

As of Aug 1.

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, 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 Jersey blueberry crop condition, 20210%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 27: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 25%, Good 50%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 4: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 8%, Good 8%, Excellent 84% — good+excellent 92% (5-yr avg —, last year 25%)Week ending Jul 11: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 20%, Excellent 80% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 40%)Week ending Jul 18: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 60%, Excellent 40% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 49%)Week ending Jul 25: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 80%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 40%)Week ending Aug 1: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 80%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 40%)Week ending Aug 8: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 80%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 27%)Week ending Aug 15: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 80%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 40%)Week ending Aug 22: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 80%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Aug 29: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 80%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Sep 5: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 68%, Excellent 32% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvest begins — week ending Jun 27Harvest beginsJun 27Jul 11Jul 25Aug 8Aug 22Sep 5
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 100% good or excellent, week ending Sep 5. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2021

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

New Jersey blueberry green tip, 20210%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 18: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Apr 25: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending May 2: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending May 9: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending May 16: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending May 23: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending May 30: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Jun 6: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Apr 18Apr 25May 2May 9May 16May 23May 30Jun 6
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 0% as of Jun 6.

Field progress

Pink, 2021

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

New Jersey blueberry pink, 20210%50%100%Pink, week ending May 23: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 30: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending Jun 6: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending Jun 13: 1% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending Jun 20: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 23May 30Jun 6Jun 13Jun 20
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 100% as of Jun 20.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2021

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

New Jersey blueberry full bloom, 20210%50%100%Full bloom, week ending Jun 6: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending Jun 27: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jun 6Jun 27
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 100% as of Jun 27.

Field progress

Petal fall, 2021

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

New Jersey blueberry petal fall, 20210%50%100%Petal fall, week ending Jun 27: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jun 27
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 95% as of Jun 27.

Field progress

Fruit set, 2021

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

New Jersey blueberry fruit set, 20210%50%100%Fruit set, week ending Jun 6: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 27: 90% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jul 4: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jun 6Jun 27Jul 4
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 95% as of Jul 4.

Field progress

Harvested, 2021

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

New Jersey blueberry harvested, 20210%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jun 27: 5% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 4: 17% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Jul 11: 40% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Jul 18: 60% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Jul 25: 90% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Aug 1: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Jun 27Jul 4Jul 11Jul 18Jul 25Aug 1
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 95% as of Aug 1.

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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