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New Jersey blueberry crop

USDA last rated the 2025 New Jersey blueberry crop for the week ending Jul 20, when 20% was good or excellent, versus 30% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 95% complete.

Last rated week ending Jul 20, 2025

Good to excellent · last reading

20%of the crop

Share of the 2025 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Jul 20.

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95%

Harvested

As of Aug 10.

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, 2025

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, 20250%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 1: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 43%, Good 57%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 57% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jun 8: Very poor 9%, Poor 20%, Fair 29%, Good 37%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 42% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jun 15: Very poor 5%, Poor 10%, Fair 40%, Good 25%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 45% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jun 22: Very poor 5%, Poor 10%, Fair 45%, Good 30%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 40% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jun 29: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 42%, Good 58%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 58% (5-yr avg —, last year 75%)Week ending Jul 6: Very poor 10%, Poor 15%, Fair 25%, Good 40%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg —, last year 20%)Week ending Jul 13: Very poor 25%, Poor 35%, Fair 15%, Good 20%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 25% (5-yr avg —, last year 60%)Week ending Jul 20: Very poor 15%, Poor 30%, Fair 35%, Good 10%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 20% (5-yr avg —, last year 30%)Harvest begins — week ending Jun 22Harvest begins−25 pts — week ending Jul 13−25 ptsJun 1Jun 8Jun 15Jun 22Jun 29Jul 6Jul 13Jul 20
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

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

Field progress

Green tip, 2025

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

New Jersey blueberry green tip, 20250%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 6: 19% (5-yr avg —, last year 1%)Green tip, week ending Apr 13: 35% (5-yr avg 1%, last year 3%)Green tip, week ending Apr 20: 50% (5-yr avg 13%, last year 4%)Green tip, week ending Apr 27: 70% (5-yr avg 29%, last year 6%)Green tip, week ending May 4: 85% (5-yr avg —, last year 7%)Green tip, week ending May 11: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year 22%)Apr 6Apr 13Apr 20Apr 27May 4May 11
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 95% as of May 11.

Field progress

Pink, 2025

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

New Jersey blueberry pink, 20250%50%100%Pink, week ending Apr 27: 20% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 4: 35% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 11: 50% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 18: 65% (5-yr avg —, last year 9%)Pink, week ending May 25: 90% (5-yr avg —, last year 23%)Pink, week ending Jun 1: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year 46%)Apr 27May 4May 11May 18May 25Jun 1
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 95% as of Jun 1.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2025

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

New Jersey blueberry full bloom, 20250%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 4: 15% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 11: 25% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 18: 40% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 25: 65% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending Jun 1: 85% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending Jun 8: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 4May 11May 18May 25Jun 1Jun 8
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 95% as of Jun 8.

Field progress

Fruit set, 2025

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

New Jersey blueberry fruit set, 20250%50%100%Fruit set, week ending May 25: 10% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 1: 35% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 8: 55% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 15: 75% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 22: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year 29%)May 25Jun 1Jun 8Jun 15Jun 22
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 95% as of Jun 22.

Field progress

Harvested, 2025

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

New Jersey blueberry harvested, 20250%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jun 15: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jun 22: 5% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jun 29: 15% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 6: 23% (5-yr avg —, last year 16%)Harvested, week ending Jul 13: 32% (5-yr avg —, last year 33%)Harvested, week ending Jul 20: 45% (5-yr avg —, last year 51%)Harvested, week ending Jul 27: 65% (5-yr avg —, last year 68%)Harvested, week ending Aug 3: 85% (5-yr avg —, last year 86%)Harvested, week ending Aug 10: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year 91%)Jun 15Jun 29Jul 13Jul 27Aug 10
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 95% as of Aug 10.

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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