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Rhode Island blueberry crop

USDA last rated the 2022 Rhode Island blueberry crop for the week ending Aug 14, when 100% was good or excellent. Harvest stood at 100% complete (five-year average 99%).

Last rated week ending Aug 14, 2022

Good to excellent · last reading

100%of the crop

Share of the 2022 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Aug 14.

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100%

Harvested

+1 points against the five-year pace of 99%.

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, 2022

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, 20220%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending Jun 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 3: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 10: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 17: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 96%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 24: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 96%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 31: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 7: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 88%)Week ending Aug 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvest begins — week ending Jul 3Harvest beginsJun 19Jul 3Jul 17Jul 31Aug 14
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 100% good or excellent, week ending Aug 14. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2022

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

Rhode Island blueberry green tip, 20220%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 17: 50% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Apr 24: 70% (5-yr avg —, last year 59%)Green tip, week ending May 1: 85% (5-yr avg —, last year 83%)Green tip, week ending May 8: 90% (5-yr avg 96%, last year 96%)Green tip, week ending May 15: 100% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 99%)Green tip, week ending May 22: 100% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending May 29: 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending Jun 5: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Apr 17Apr 24May 1May 8May 15May 22May 29Jun 5
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 100% as of Jun 5.

Field progress

Pink, 2022

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

Rhode Island blueberry pink, 20220%50%100%Pink, week ending May 1: 10% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 8: 30% (5-yr avg —, last year 69%)Pink, week ending May 15: 75% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 75%)Pink, week ending May 22: 100% (5-yr avg 91%, last year 90%)Pink, week ending May 29: 100% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 95%)Pink, week ending Jun 5: 100% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 97%)May 1May 8May 15May 22May 29Jun 5
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 100% as of Jun 5 (5-yr avg 99%).

Field progress

Full bloom, 2022

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

Rhode Island blueberry full bloom, 20220%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 8: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 15: 49% (5-yr avg —, last year 22%)Full bloom, week ending May 22: 75% (5-yr avg 54%, last year 67%)Full bloom, week ending May 29: 94% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 89%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 5: 98% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 93%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 12: 100% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 97%)May 8May 15May 22May 29Jun 5Jun 12
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 100% as of Jun 12 (5-yr avg 99%).

Field progress

Petal fall, 2022

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

Rhode Island blueberry petal fall, 20220%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 22: 20% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending May 29: 61% (5-yr avg —, last year 43%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 5: 75% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 47%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 12: 100% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 71%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 19: 100% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 94%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 26: 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)May 22May 29Jun 5Jun 12Jun 19Jun 26
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 100% as of Jun 26 (5-yr avg 100%).

Field progress

Fruit set, 2022

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

Rhode Island blueberry fruit set, 20220%50%100%Fruit set, week ending May 29: 17% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 5: 47% (5-yr avg —, last year 36%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 12: 75% (5-yr avg —, last year 48%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 19: 100% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 58%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 26: 100% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 92%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 3: 100% (5-yr avg 94%, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 10: 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)May 29Jun 5Jun 12Jun 19Jun 26Jul 3Jul 10
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 100% as of Jul 10 (5-yr avg 100%).

Field progress

Harvested, 2022

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

Rhode Island blueberry harvested, 20220%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jun 26: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 3: 1% (5-yr avg —, last year 9%)Harvested, week ending Jul 10: 5% (5-yr avg —, last year 13%)Harvested, week ending Jul 17: 10% (5-yr avg —, last year 28%)Harvested, week ending Jul 24: 25% (5-yr avg —, last year 39%)Harvested, week ending Jul 31: 50% (5-yr avg 50%, last year 56%)Harvested, week ending Aug 7: 65% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 69%)Harvested, week ending Aug 14: 80% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 87%)Harvested, week ending Aug 21: 85% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 92%)Harvested, week ending Aug 28: 95% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 97%)Harvested, week ending Sep 4: 98% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 99%)Harvested, week ending Sep 11: 100% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 100%)Jun 26Jul 10Jul 24Aug 7Aug 21Sep 4
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 100% as of Sep 11 (5-yr avg 99%).

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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