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New Jersey blueberry crop

USDA last rated the 2023 New Jersey blueberry crop for the week ending Aug 20, when 20% was good or excellent. Harvest stood at 95% complete.

Last rated week ending Aug 20, 2023

Good to excellent · last reading

20%of the crop

Share of the 2023 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Aug 20.

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95%

Harvested

As of Aug 27.

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, 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 Jersey blueberry crop condition, 20230%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jul 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jul 9: Very poor 0%, Poor 19%, Fair 19%, Good 44%, Excellent 18% — good+excellent 62% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jul 16: Very poor 0%, Poor 9%, Fair 9%, Good 48%, Excellent 34% — good+excellent 82% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jul 23: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jul 30: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 43%, Good 57%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 57% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Aug 6: Very poor 0%, Poor 27%, Fair 28%, Good 35%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 45% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Aug 13: Very poor 10%, Poor 40%, Fair 30%, Good 20%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 20% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Aug 20: Very poor 10%, Poor 45%, Fair 25%, Good 20%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 20% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvest begins — week ending Jul 2Harvest begins−43 pts — week ending Jul 30−43 ptsJul 2Jul 9Jul 16Jul 23Jul 30Aug 6Aug 13Aug 20
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 20% good or excellent, week ending Aug 20. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2023

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

New Jersey blueberry green tip, 20230%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 2: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Apr 9: 3% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Green tip, week ending Apr 16: 4% (5-yr avg 2%, last year 0%)Green tip, week ending Apr 23: 30% (5-yr avg —, last year 86%)Green tip, week ending Apr 30: 50% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending May 7: 75% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending May 14: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Apr 2Apr 9Apr 16Apr 23Apr 30May 7May 14
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 100% as of May 14.

Field progress

Pink, 2023

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

New Jersey blueberry pink, 20230%50%100%Pink, week ending May 14: 40% (5-yr avg —, last year 89%)Pink, week ending May 21: 60% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 28: 80% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending Jun 4: 90% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending Jun 11: 99% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 14May 21May 28Jun 4Jun 11
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 99% as of Jun 11.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2023

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

New Jersey blueberry full bloom, 20230%50%100%Full bloom, week ending Jun 4: 15% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending Jun 11: 30% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending Jun 18: 55% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending Jun 25: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jun 4Jun 11Jun 18Jun 25
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 100% as of Jun 25.

Field progress

Fruit set, 2023

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

New Jersey blueberry fruit set, 20230%50%100%Fruit set, week ending Jun 4: 10% (5-yr avg —, last year 91%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 11: 20% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 18: 25% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 25: 50% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jul 2: 75% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jul 9: 80% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jul 16: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jun 4Jun 11Jun 18Jun 25Jul 2Jul 9Jul 16
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 95% as of Jul 16.

Field progress

Harvested, 2023

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

New Jersey blueberry harvested, 20230%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jun 25: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 2: 5% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 9: 10% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 16: 30% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 23: 59% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 30: 64% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 6: 66% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 13: 68% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 20: 71% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 27: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jun 25Jul 9Jul 23Aug 6Aug 20
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 95% as of Aug 27.

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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