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New Jersey blueberry crop

USDA last rated the 2024 New Jersey blueberry crop for the week ending Jul 21, when 30% was good or excellent, versus 100% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 93% complete.

Last rated week ending Jul 21, 2024

Good to excellent · last reading

30%of the crop

Share of the 2024 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Jul 21.

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93%

Harvested

As of Aug 18.

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, 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 Jersey blueberry crop condition, 20240%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 30: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 25%, Good 75%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 7: Very poor 10%, Poor 30%, Fair 40%, Good 15%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 20% (5-yr avg —, last year 62%)Week ending Jul 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 15%, Fair 25%, Good 60%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 60% (5-yr avg —, last year 82%)Week ending Jul 21: Very poor 14%, Poor 28%, Fair 28%, Good 25%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 30% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Harvest begins — week ending Jun 30Harvest begins−55 pts — week ending Jul 7−55 ptsJun 30Jul 7Jul 14Jul 21
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 30% good or excellent, week ending Jul 21. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2024

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

New Jersey blueberry green tip, 20240%50%100%Green tip, week ending Mar 31: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Apr 7: 1% (5-yr avg —, last year 2%)Green tip, week ending Apr 14: 3% (5-yr avg 2%, last year 4%)Green tip, week ending Apr 21: 4% (5-yr avg —, last year 23%)Green tip, week ending Apr 28: 6% (5-yr avg 31%, last year 44%)Green tip, week ending May 5: 7% (5-yr avg —, last year 68%)Green tip, week ending May 12: 25% (5-yr avg —, last year 93%)Green tip, week ending May 19: 40% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending May 26: 55% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Jun 2: 80% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Jun 9: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Mar 31Apr 14Apr 28May 12May 26Jun 9
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 95% as of Jun 9.

Field progress

Pink, 2024

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

New Jersey blueberry pink, 20240%50%100%Pink, week ending May 12: 2% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 19: 10% (5-yr avg —, last year 54%)Pink, week ending May 26: 25% (5-yr avg —, last year 74%)Pink, week ending Jun 2: 50% (5-yr avg —, last year 87%)Pink, week ending Jun 9: 75% (5-yr avg —, last year 96%)Pink, week ending Jun 16: 85% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending Jun 23: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 12May 19May 26Jun 2Jun 9Jun 16Jun 23
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 95% as of Jun 23.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2024

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

New Jersey blueberry full bloom, 20240%50%100%Full bloom, week ending Jun 9: 20% (5-yr avg —, last year 26%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 16: 40% (5-yr avg —, last year 48%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 23: 55% (5-yr avg —, last year 87%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 30: 75% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending Jul 7: 85% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending Jul 14: 91% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending Jul 21: 98% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jun 9Jun 16Jun 23Jun 30Jul 7Jul 14Jul 21
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 98% as of Jul 21.

Field progress

Petal fall, 2024

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

New Jersey blueberry petal fall, 20240%50%100%Petal fall, week ending Jun 16: 35% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending Jun 23: 45% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending Jun 30: 70% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending Jul 7: 75% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending Jul 14: 89% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending Jul 21: 96% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jun 16Jun 23Jun 30Jul 7Jul 14Jul 21
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 96% as of Jul 21.

Field progress

Fruit set, 2024

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

New Jersey blueberry fruit set, 20240%50%100%Fruit set, week ending Jun 16: 18% (5-yr avg —, last year 24%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 23: 31% (5-yr avg —, last year 43%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 30: 60% (5-yr avg —, last year 68%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 7: 67% (5-yr avg —, last year 79%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 14: 85% (5-yr avg —, last year 91%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 21: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jun 16Jun 23Jun 30Jul 7Jul 14Jul 21
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 95% as of Jul 21.

Field progress

Harvested, 2024

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

New Jersey blueberry harvested, 20240%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jun 30: 1% (5-yr avg —, last year 4%)Harvested, week ending Jul 7: 18% (5-yr avg —, last year 9%)Harvested, week ending Jul 14: 36% (5-yr avg —, last year 24%)Harvested, week ending Jul 21: 53% (5-yr avg —, last year 51%)Harvested, week ending Jul 28: 71% (5-yr avg —, last year 63%)Harvested, week ending Aug 4: 88% (5-yr avg —, last year 65%)Harvested, week ending Aug 11: 92% (5-yr avg —, last year 67%)Harvested, week ending Aug 18: 93% (5-yr avg —, last year 70%)Jun 30Jul 7Jul 14Jul 21Jul 28Aug 4Aug 11Aug 18
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 93% as of Aug 18.

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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