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Rhode Island blueberry crop

USDA last rated the 2021 Rhode Island blueberry crop for the week ending Aug 8, when 88% was good or excellent, versus 60% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 100% complete.

Last rated week ending Aug 8, 2021

Good to excellent · last reading

88%of the crop

Share of the 2021 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Aug 8.

–

100%

Harvested

As of Oct 3.

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, 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.

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Rhode Island blueberry crop condition, 20210%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 20: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 0%, Excellent 100% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending Jun 27: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 0%, Excellent 100% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 4: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 0%, Excellent 100% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 11: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 20%, Excellent 80% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 18: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 20%, Excellent 80% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 25: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 10%, Excellent 90% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 1: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 0%, Excellent 100% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 60%)Week ending Aug 8: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 12%, Good 18%, Excellent 70% — good+excellent 88% (5-yr avg —, last year 60%)Harvest begins — week ending Jul 4Harvest begins−12 pts — week ending Aug 8−12 ptsJun 20Jun 27Jul 4Jul 11Jul 18Jul 25Aug 1Aug 8
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 88% good or excellent, week ending Aug 8. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2021

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

Rhode Island blueberry green tip, 20210%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 18: 50% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Apr 25: 60% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending May 2: 87% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending May 9: 98% (5-yr avg 94%, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending May 16: 99% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending May 23: 100% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending May 30: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending Jun 6: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Apr 18Apr 25May 2May 9May 16May 23May 30Jun 6
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 100% as of Jun 6.

Field progress

Pink, 2021

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

Rhode Island blueberry pink, 20210%50%100%Pink, week ending May 2: 44% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 9: 73% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 16: 75% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 76%)Pink, week ending May 23: 92% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 92%)Pink, week ending May 30: 96% (5-yr avg —, last year 96%)Pink, week ending Jun 6: 97% (5-yr avg —, last year 98%)May 2May 9May 16May 23May 30Jun 6
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 97% as of Jun 6.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2021

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

Rhode Island blueberry full bloom, 20210%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 9: 20% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 16: 22% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 23: 75% (5-yr avg 54%, last year 58%)Full bloom, week ending May 30: 91% (5-yr avg 91%, last year 91%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 6: 93% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 97%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 13: 98% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)May 9May 16May 23May 30Jun 6Jun 13
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 98% as of Jun 13.

Field progress

Petal fall, 2021

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

Rhode Island blueberry petal fall, 20210%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 23: 30% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending May 30: 45% (5-yr avg —, last year 33%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 6: 47% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 72%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 13: 75% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 92%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 20: 97% (5-yr avg —, last year 97%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 27: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)May 23May 30Jun 6Jun 13Jun 20Jun 27
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 100% as of Jun 27.

Field progress

Fruit set, 2021

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

Rhode Island blueberry fruit set, 20210%50%100%Fruit set, week ending May 30: 35% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 6: 36% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 13: 50% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 20: 59% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 80%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 27: 97% (5-yr avg —, last year 97%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 4: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 11: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 18: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)May 30Jun 6Jun 13Jun 20Jun 27Jul 4Jul 11Jul 18
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 100% as of Jul 18.

Field progress

Harvested, 2021

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

Rhode Island blueberry harvested, 20210%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jun 27: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 4: 10% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 11: 14% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 18: 30% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 25: 41% (5-yr avg —, last year 44%)Harvested, week ending Aug 1: 58% (5-yr avg 50%, last year 57%)Harvested, week ending Aug 8: 71% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 81%)Harvested, week ending Aug 15: 90% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 89%)Harvested, week ending Aug 22: 92% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 90%)Harvested, week ending Aug 29: 98% (5-yr avg 91%, last year 90%)Harvested, week ending Sep 5: 99% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)Harvested, week ending Sep 12: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Harvested, week ending Sep 19: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Sep 26: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Oct 3: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jun 27Jul 11Jul 25Aug 8Aug 22Sep 5Sep 19Oct 3
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 100% as of Oct 3.

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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