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Rhode Island blueberry crop

USDA last rated the 2026 Rhode Island blueberry crop for the week ending Aug 9, when 80% was good or excellent. Harvest is 100% complete.

Last rated week ending Aug 9, 2026

Good to excellent · last reading

80%of the crop

Share of the 2026 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Aug 9.

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100%

Harvested

As of Sep 27.

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, 2026

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, 20260%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 50%, Good 45%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 5: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 50%, Good 50%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 12: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 50%, Good 50%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 70%)Week ending Jul 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 50%, Good 50%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 78%)Week ending Jul 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 50%, Good 50%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 82%)Week ending Aug 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 40%, Good 55%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 60% (5-yr avg 91%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 9: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 20%, Good 70%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvest begins — week ending Jul 12Harvest beginsJun 28Jul 5Jul 12Jul 19Jul 26Aug 2Aug 9
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 80% good or excellent, week ending Aug 9. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2026

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

Rhode Island blueberry green tip, 20260%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 26: 72% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending May 3: 80% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 46%)Green tip, week ending May 10: 95% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 87%)Green tip, week ending May 17: 100% (5-yr avg 95%, last year 99%)Green tip, week ending May 24: 100% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending May 31: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Jun 7: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Apr 26May 3May 10May 17May 24May 31Jun 7
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 100% as of Jun 7.

Field progress

Pink, 2026

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

Rhode Island blueberry pink, 20260%50%100%Pink, week ending May 3: 28% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 10: 35% (5-yr avg 50%, last year 35%)Pink, week ending May 17: 70% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 49%)Pink, week ending May 24: 75% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 50%)Pink, week ending May 31: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 84%)Pink, week ending Jun 7: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)May 3May 10May 17May 24May 31Jun 7
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 100% as of Jun 7.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2026

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

Rhode Island blueberry full bloom, 20260%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 24: 45% (5-yr avg 52%, last year 9%)Full bloom, week ending May 31: 100% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 70%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 7: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 93%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 14: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 21: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending Jun 28: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 24May 31Jun 7Jun 14Jun 21Jun 28
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 100% as of Jun 28.

Field progress

Petal fall, 2026

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

Rhode Island blueberry petal fall, 20260%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 24: 20% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending May 31: 80% (5-yr avg 46%, last year 26%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 7: 85% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 60%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 14: 100% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 78%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 21: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 89%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 28: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)May 24May 31Jun 7Jun 14Jun 21Jun 28
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 100% as of Jun 28.

Field progress

Fruit set, 2026

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

Rhode Island blueberry fruit set, 20260%50%100%Fruit set, week ending Jun 14: 45% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 21: 70% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 65%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 28: 90% (5-yr avg 95%, last year 91%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 5: 100% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 99%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 12: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jul 19: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jul 26: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jun 14Jun 21Jun 28Jul 5Jul 12Jul 19Jul 26
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 100% as of Jul 26.

Field progress

Harvested, 2026

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

Rhode Island blueberry harvested, 20260%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 12: 12% (5-yr avg 12%, last year 10%)Harvested, week ending Jul 19: 40% (5-yr avg 23%, last year 23%)Harvested, week ending Jul 26: 50% (5-yr avg 33%, last year 29%)Harvested, week ending Aug 2: 75% (5-yr avg 51%, last year 51%)Harvested, week ending Aug 9: 90% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 76%)Harvested, week ending Aug 16: 91% (5-yr avg —, last year 89%)Harvested, week ending Aug 23: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 94%)Harvested, week ending Aug 30: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Sep 6: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Sep 13: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Sep 20: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Sep 27: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jul 12Jul 26Aug 9Aug 23Sep 6Sep 20
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 100% as of Sep 27.

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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