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Rhode Island blueberry crop

USDA last rated the 2023 Rhode Island blueberry crop for the week ending Aug 13, when 70% was good or excellent, versus 100% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 100% complete.

Last rated week ending Aug 13, 2023

Good to excellent · last reading

70%of the crop

Share of the 2023 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Aug 13.

–

100%

Harvested

As of Sep 24.

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, 2023

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
Rhode Island blueberry crop condition, 20230%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 18: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending Jun 25: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 9: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 16: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 70%, Good 30%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 30% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 23: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 70%, Good 30%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 30% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 30: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 20%, Good 70%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 6: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 30%, Good 70%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 70% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 13: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 30%, Good 70%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 70% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Harvest begins — week ending Jun 25Harvest begins−70 pts — week ending Jul 16−70 ptsJun 18Jul 2Jul 16Jul 30Aug 13
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 70% good or excellent, week ending Aug 13. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2023

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

Rhode Island blueberry green tip, 20230%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 23: 75% (5-yr avg —, last year 67%)Green tip, week ending Apr 30: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 83%)Green tip, week ending May 7: 100% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 89%)Green tip, week ending May 14: 100% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 99%)Green tip, week ending May 21: 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending May 28: 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Apr 23Apr 30May 7May 14May 21May 28
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 100% as of May 28 (5-yr avg 100%).

Field progress

Pink, 2023

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

Rhode Island blueberry pink, 20230%50%100%Pink, week ending May 7: 50% (5-yr avg —, last year 27%)Pink, week ending May 14: 91% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 69%)Pink, week ending May 21: 100% (5-yr avg 91%, last year 96%)Pink, week ending May 28: 100% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 100%)May 7May 14May 21May 28
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 100% as of May 28 (5-yr avg 98%).

Field progress

Full bloom, 2023

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

Rhode Island blueberry full bloom, 20230%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 14: 30% (5-yr avg —, last year 42%)Full bloom, week ending May 21: 50% (5-yr avg 45%, last year 71%)Full bloom, week ending May 28: 90% (5-yr avg 91%, last year 91%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 4: 100% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 97%)May 14May 21May 28Jun 4
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 100% as of Jun 4 (5-yr avg 97%).

Field progress

Petal fall, 2023

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

Rhode Island blueberry petal fall, 20230%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 21: 1% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending May 28: 60% (5-yr avg —, last year 55%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 4: 95% (5-yr avg 64%, last year 73%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 11: 100% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 96%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 18: 100% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 100%)May 21May 28Jun 4Jun 11Jun 18
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 100% as of Jun 18 (5-yr avg 97%).

Field progress

Fruit set, 2023

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

Rhode Island blueberry fruit set, 20230%50%100%Fruit set, week ending May 28: 35% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 4: 80% (5-yr avg —, last year 43%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 11: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 71%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 18: 100% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 96%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 25: 100% (5-yr avg 96%, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 2: 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 9: 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)May 28Jun 4Jun 11Jun 18Jun 25Jul 2Jul 9
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 100% as of Jul 9 (5-yr avg 100%).

Field progress

Harvested, 2023

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

Rhode Island blueberry harvested, 20230%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jun 25: 2% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 2: 5% (5-yr avg —, last year 1%)Harvested, week ending Jul 9: 10% (5-yr avg —, last year 4%)Harvested, week ending Jul 16: 15% (5-yr avg —, last year 9%)Harvested, week ending Jul 23: 30% (5-yr avg —, last year 23%)Harvested, week ending Jul 30: 33% (5-yr avg 48%, last year 46%)Harvested, week ending Aug 6: 60% (5-yr avg 65%, last year 63%)Harvested, week ending Aug 13: 80% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 78%)Harvested, week ending Sep 3: 100% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 98%)Harvested, week ending Sep 10: 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Harvested, week ending Sep 17: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Sep 24: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jun 25Jul 9Jul 23Aug 6Sep 3Sep 17
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 100% as of Sep 24.

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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