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Rhode Island blueberry crop

USDA last rated the 2020 Rhode Island blueberry crop for the week ending Aug 16, when 100% was good or excellent, versus 100% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 100% complete.

Last rated week ending Aug 16, 2020

Good to excellent · last reading

100%of the crop

Share of the 2020 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Aug 16.

–

100%

Harvested

As of Sep 13.

Analysis

Week ending Aug 9 — 7 weeks ago

Rhode Island blueberries rated 80% good to excellent

Rhode Island's blueberry crop was rated 80% good to excellent for the week ending August 9, 2026, up 20 points from the prior week, the most recent condition reading USDA has published for the state. None of the crop was rated poor or very poor, with the balance split between fair and good, plus a small excellent share. Bloom stages tracked close to last year's pace, with pink and petal fall each a point ahead of last year's mark. Harvest was reported complete as of the week ending August 30.

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, 2020

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.

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Rhode Island blueberry crop condition, 20200%25%50%75%100%Week ending May 3: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 20%, Good 30%, Excellent 50% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending May 10: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 50%, Excellent 50% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending May 17: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 50%, Excellent 50% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending May 24: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending May 31: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jun 7: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jun 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jun 21: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending Jun 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 5: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 12: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 40%, Good 60%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 60% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 9: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 40%, Good 60%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 60% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 16: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Harvest begins — week ending Jul 19Harvest begins−40 pts — week ending Aug 2−40 ptsMay 3May 17May 31Jun 14Jun 28Jul 12Jul 26Aug 9
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 100% good or excellent, week ending Aug 16. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2020

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

Rhode Island blueberry green tip, 20200%50%100%Green tip, week ending May 3: 100% (5-yr avg 91%, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending May 10: 100% (5-yr avg 95%, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending May 17: 100% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending May 24: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending May 31: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)May 3May 10May 17May 24May 31
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 100% as of May 31.

Field progress

Pink, 2020

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

Rhode Island blueberry pink, 20200%50%100%Pink, week ending May 10: 50% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 17: 80% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 100%)Pink, week ending May 24: 94% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 100%)Pink, week ending May 31: 96% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Pink, week ending Jun 7: 98% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)May 10May 17May 24May 31Jun 7
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 98% as of Jun 7.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2020

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

Rhode Island blueberry full bloom, 20200%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 17: 5% (5-yr avg 22%, last year 10%)Full bloom, week ending May 24: 67% (5-yr avg 64%, last year 67%)Full bloom, week ending May 31: 95% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 97%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 7: 97% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 14: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 21: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)May 17May 24May 31Jun 7Jun 14Jun 21
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 100% as of Jun 21.

Field progress

Petal fall, 2020

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

Rhode Island blueberry petal fall, 20200%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 24: 2% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending May 31: 38% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending Jun 7: 78% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 71%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 14: 94% (5-yr avg 96%, last year 94%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 21: 97% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 28: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Petal fall, week ending Jul 5: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Petal fall, week ending Jul 12: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)May 24May 31Jun 7Jun 14Jun 21Jun 28Jul 5Jul 12
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 100% as of Jul 12.

Field progress

Fruit set, 2020

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

Rhode Island blueberry fruit set, 20200%50%100%Fruit set, week ending Jun 14: 79% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 79%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 21: 80% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 97%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 28: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 5: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 12: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 19: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Jun 14Jun 21Jun 28Jul 5Jul 12Jul 19
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 100% as of Jul 19.

Field progress

Harvested, 2020

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

Rhode Island blueberry harvested, 20200%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 19: 8% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 26: 50% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 2: 58% (5-yr avg 50%, last year 49%)Harvested, week ending Aug 9: 85% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 66%)Harvested, week ending Aug 16: 90% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 71%)Harvested, week ending Aug 23: 90% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 81%)Harvested, week ending Aug 30: 90% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 95%)Harvested, week ending Sep 6: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Harvested, week ending Sep 13: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Jul 19Aug 2Aug 16Aug 30Sep 13
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 100% as of Sep 13.

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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