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Rhode Island blueberry crop

USDA last rated the 2024 Rhode Island blueberry crop for the week ending Aug 4, when 98% was good or excellent, 14 points above the five-year average of 84%, versus 70% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 95% complete.

Last rated week ending Aug 4, 2024

Good to excellent · last reading

98%of the crop

14 points above the five-year average for this week, and 70% a year ago.

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95%

Harvested

As of Aug 25.

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, 2024

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, 20240%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 23: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 5%, Good 95%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 95% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Week ending Jun 30: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 95%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 7: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 75%, Good 25%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 25% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 70%, Good 30%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 30% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 30%)Week ending Jul 21: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 20%, Good 60%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 30%)Week ending Jul 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 60%, Excellent 30% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 80%)Week ending Aug 4: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 2%, Good 63%, Excellent 35% — good+excellent 98% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 70%)Harvest begins — week ending Jul 7Harvest begins−75 pts — week ending Jul 7−75 ptsJun 23Jun 30Jul 7Jul 14Jul 21Jul 28Aug 4
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 98% good or excellent, week ending Aug 4. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2024

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

Rhode Island blueberry green tip, 20240%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 21: 7% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Apr 28: 25% (5-yr avg —, last year 93%)Green tip, week ending May 5: 45% (5-yr avg 96%, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending May 12: 75% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending May 19: 80% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending May 26: 85% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Apr 21Apr 28May 5May 12May 19May 26
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 85% as of May 26 (5-yr avg 100%).

Field progress

Pink, 2024

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

Rhode Island blueberry pink, 20240%50%100%Pink, week ending Apr 28: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 5: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 12: 45% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 79%)Pink, week ending May 19: 55% (5-yr avg 91%, last year 97%)Pink, week ending May 26: 62% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 100%)Pink, week ending Jun 2: 75% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending Jun 9: 92% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Apr 28May 5May 12May 19May 26Jun 2Jun 9
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 92% as of Jun 9.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2024

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

Rhode Island blueberry full bloom, 20240%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 12: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 19: 15% (5-yr avg 37%, last year 44%)Full bloom, week ending May 26: 29% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 79%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 2: 50% (5-yr avg 96%, last year 97%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 9: 76% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 12May 19May 26Jun 2Jun 9
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 76% as of Jun 9.

Field progress

Petal fall, 2024

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

Rhode Island blueberry petal fall, 20240%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 26: 7% (5-yr avg —, last year 43%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 2: 25% (5-yr avg 60%, last year 85%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 9: 44% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 99%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 16: 82% (5-yr avg 96%, last year 100%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 23: 90% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 26Jun 2Jun 9Jun 16Jun 23
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 90% as of Jun 23.

Field progress

Fruit set, 2024

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

Rhode Island blueberry fruit set, 20240%50%100%Fruit set, week ending Jun 9: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 94%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 16: 38% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 23: 80% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 30: 90% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 7: 93% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Jun 9Jun 16Jun 23Jun 30Jul 7
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 93% as of Jul 7 (5-yr avg 100%).

Field progress

Harvested, 2024

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

Rhode Island blueberry harvested, 20240%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 7: 10% (5-yr avg —, last year 9%)Harvested, week ending Jul 14: 20% (5-yr avg —, last year 14%)Harvested, week ending Jul 21: 25% (5-yr avg —, last year 26%)Harvested, week ending Jul 28: 30% (5-yr avg 41%, last year 32%)Harvested, week ending Aug 4: 50% (5-yr avg 59%, last year 52%)Harvested, week ending Aug 11: 85% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 74%)Harvested, week ending Aug 18: 90% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 25: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jul 7Jul 14Jul 21Jul 28Aug 4Aug 11Aug 18Aug 25
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 95% as of Aug 25.

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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