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Rhode Island blueberry crop

USDA last rated the 2025 Rhode Island blueberry crop for the week ending Aug 3, when 100% was good or excellent, 17 points above the five-year average of 83%, versus 98% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 95% complete.

Last rated week ending Aug 3, 2025

Good to excellent · last reading

100%of the crop

17 points above the five-year average for this week, and 98% a year ago.

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95%

Harvested

As of Aug 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, 2025

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, 20250%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 22: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 95%)Week ending Jun 29: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 90%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 6: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 85%, Excellent 15% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 25%)Week ending Jul 13: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 30%, Good 70%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 70% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 30%)Week ending Jul 20: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 22%, Good 70%, Excellent 8% — good+excellent 78% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 80%)Week ending Jul 27: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 18%, Good 73%, Excellent 9% — good+excellent 82% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 90%)Week ending Aug 3: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 75%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 98%)Harvest begins — week ending Jun 29Harvest begins−30 pts — week ending Jul 13−30 ptsJun 22Jun 29Jul 6Jul 13Jul 20Jul 27Aug 3
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 100% good or excellent, week ending Aug 3. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2025

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

Rhode Island blueberry green tip, 20250%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 27: 20% (5-yr avg —, last year 22%)Green tip, week ending May 4: 50% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 42%)Green tip, week ending May 11: 93% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 71%)Green tip, week ending May 18: 100% (5-yr avg 96%, last year 79%)Green tip, week ending May 25: 100% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 84%)Apr 27May 4May 11May 18May 25
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 100% as of May 25 (5-yr avg 97%).

Field progress

Pink, 2025

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

Rhode Island blueberry pink, 20250%50%100%Pink, week ending May 4: 3% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Pink, week ending May 11: 40% (5-yr avg 58%, last year 39%)Pink, week ending May 18: 50% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 54%)Pink, week ending May 25: 50% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 61%)Pink, week ending Jun 1: 90% (5-yr avg —, last year 73%)Pink, week ending Jun 8: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 90%)May 4May 11May 18May 25Jun 1Jun 8
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 100% as of Jun 8.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2025

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

Rhode Island blueberry full bloom, 20250%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 18: 0% (5-yr avg 33%, last year 13%)Full bloom, week ending May 25: 10% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 27%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 1: 80% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 47%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 8: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year 72%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 15: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 18May 25Jun 1Jun 8Jun 15
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 100% as of Jun 15.

Field progress

Petal fall, 2025

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

Rhode Island blueberry petal fall, 20250%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 25: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending Jun 1: 30% (5-yr avg 52%, last year 22%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 8: 65% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 41%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 15: 80% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 77%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 22: 90% (5-yr avg —, last year 89%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 29: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 25Jun 1Jun 8Jun 15Jun 22Jun 29
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 100% as of Jun 29.

Field progress

Fruit set, 2025

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

Rhode Island blueberry fruit set, 20250%50%100%Fruit set, week ending Jun 15: 38% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 33%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 22: 70% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 74%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 29: 95% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 89%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 6: 100% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 93%)Jun 15Jun 22Jun 29Jul 6
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 100% as of Jul 6 (5-yr avg 99%).

Field progress

Harvested, 2025

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

Rhode Island blueberry harvested, 20250%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jun 29: 5% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 6: 8% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 13: 10% (5-yr avg —, last year 19%)Harvested, week ending Jul 20: 25% (5-yr avg 22%, last year 24%)Harvested, week ending Jul 27: 30% (5-yr avg 39%, last year 29%)Harvested, week ending Aug 3: 55% (5-yr avg 55%, last year 47%)Harvested, week ending Aug 10: 80% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 80%)Harvested, week ending Aug 17: 90% (5-yr avg —, last year 89%)Harvested, week ending Aug 24: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year 94%)Jun 29Jul 13Jul 27Aug 10Aug 24
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 95% as of Aug 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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