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Rhode Island strawberry crop

USDA last rated the 2025 Rhode Island strawberry crop for the week ending Jul 6, when 100% was good or excellent, versus 95% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 100% complete.

Last rated week ending Jul 6, 2025

Good to excellent · last reading

100%of the crop

Share of the 2025 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Jul 6.

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100%

Harvested

As of Jul 27.

Analysis

Week ending Jul 12 — 11 weeks ago

Rhode Island strawberry crop rated entirely good

USDA rated Rhode Island's strawberry crop for the week ending July 12, 2026, the most recent rating published for the state. Condition stood at 100% good to excellent, unchanged from the prior week, with the entire crop landing in the good category and none rated excellent. Progress moved steadily through the season: planting was complete by June 7, the crop reached full bloom by July 5, petal fall finished by July 12, fruit set was complete by July 19, and harvest wrapped up by August 2.

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 strawberry 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 69%, last year 95%)Week ending Jun 29: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 80%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg —, last year 97%)Week ending Jul 6: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 70%, Excellent 30% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 95%)Harvest begins — week ending Jun 29Harvest begins−10 pts — week ending Jun 29−10 ptsJun 22Jun 29Jul 6
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 100% good or excellent, week ending Jul 6. 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 strawberry green tip, 20250%50%100%Green tip, week ending May 4: 25% (5-yr avg —, last year 12%)Green tip, week ending May 11: 45% (5-yr avg 24%, last year 23%)Green tip, week ending May 18: 55% (5-yr avg 49%, last year 46%)Green tip, week ending May 25: 75% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 54%)Green tip, week ending Jun 1: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 68%)May 4May 11May 18May 25Jun 1
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 100% as of Jun 1.

Field progress

Pink, 2025

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

Rhode Island strawberry pink, 20250%50%100%Pink, week ending May 18: 5% (5-yr avg 17%, last year 0%)Pink, week ending May 25: 10% (5-yr avg 43%, last year 13%)Pink, week ending Jun 1: 75% (5-yr avg —, last year 33%)Pink, week ending Jun 8: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 62%)Pink, week ending Jun 15: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 90%)May 18May 25Jun 1Jun 8Jun 15
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 100% as of Jun 15.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2025

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

Rhode Island strawberry full bloom, 20250%50%100%Full bloom, week ending Jun 8: 60% (5-yr avg 63%, last year 40%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 15: 80% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 69%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 22: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year 92%)Jun 8Jun 15Jun 22
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 95% as of Jun 22.

Field progress

Petal fall, 2025

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

Rhode Island strawberry petal fall, 20250%50%100%Petal fall, week ending Jun 15: 60% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 49%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 22: 80% (5-yr avg —, last year 81%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 29: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 98%)Jun 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 strawberry fruit set, 20250%50%100%Fruit set, week ending Jun 29: 80% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 59%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 6: 100% (5-yr avg 96%, last year 81%)Jun 29Jul 6
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 100% as of Jul 6 (5-yr avg 96%).

Field progress

Harvested, 2025

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

Rhode Island strawberry harvested, 20250%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jun 29: 30% (5-yr avg 59%, last year 27%)Harvested, week ending Jul 6: 50% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 43%)Harvested, week ending Jul 13: 70% (5-yr avg 96%, last year 88%)Harvested, week ending Jul 20: 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 99%)Harvested, week ending Jul 27: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jun 29Jul 6Jul 13Jul 20Jul 27
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 100% as of Jul 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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