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Rhode Island sweet corn crop

USDA last rated the 2026 Rhode Island sweet corn crop for the week ending Aug 16, when 100% was good or excellent, versus 100% at this point last year. Harvest is 92% complete (five-year average 88%).

Last rated week ending Aug 16, 2026

Good to excellent · last reading

100%of the crop

Share of the 2026 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Aug 16.

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92%

Harvested

+4 points against the five-year pace of 88%.

Analysis

Week ending Aug 16 — 6 weeks ago

Rhode Island sweet corn rated fully good to excellent

USDA rated Rhode Island's sweet corn 100% good to excellent for the week ending August 16, 2026, up 10 points from the prior week and level with last year's mark for the same week. The crop got off to a fast start, with planting complete by June 14 versus the five-year average of 80%, and emergence complete by July 5 against a 92% average. Harvest, though, has lagged that early pace: as of August 30 growers had cut 55% of the crop, behind both the five-year average of 60% and last year's 64% at the same point.

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 sweet corn crop condition, 20260%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 100%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jul 5: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 50%, Good 50%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jul 12: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 50%, Good 50%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jul 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 25%, Good 75%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jul 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 25%, Good 75%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg —, last year 84%)Week ending Aug 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 15%, Good 75%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 85% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 90%)Week ending Aug 9: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 65%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 16: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 75%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Harvest begins — week ending Jul 12Harvest beginsJun 28Jul 5Jul 12Jul 19Jul 26Aug 2Aug 9Aug 16
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 100% good or excellent, week ending Aug 16. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Planted, 2026

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

Rhode Island sweet corn planted, 20260%50%100%Planted, week ending May 3: 50% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending May 10: 51% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending May 17: 52% (5-yr avg 23%, last year 44%)Planted, week ending May 24: 60% (5-yr avg 35%, last year 71%)Planted, week ending May 31: 75% (5-yr avg 47%, last year 79%)Planted, week ending Jun 7: 90% (5-yr avg 65%, last year 84%)Planted, week ending Jun 14: 100% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 89%)May 3May 10May 17May 24May 31Jun 7Jun 14
This year5-yr avgLast year

Planted: 100% as of Jun 14 (5-yr avg 80%).

Field progress

Emerged, 2026

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

Rhode Island sweet corn emerged, 20260%50%100%Emerged, week ending May 24: 1% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending May 31: 60% (5-yr avg 13%, last year 17%)Emerged, week ending Jun 7: 75% (5-yr avg 23%, last year 27%)Emerged, week ending Jun 14: 95% (5-yr avg 40%, last year 38%)Emerged, week ending Jun 21: 100% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 61%)Emerged, week ending Jun 28: 100% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 78%)Emerged, week ending Jul 5: 100% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 87%)May 24May 31Jun 7Jun 14Jun 21Jun 28Jul 5
This year5-yr avgLast year

Emerged: 100% as of Jul 5 (5-yr avg 92%).

Field progress

Harvested, 2026

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

Rhode Island sweet corn harvested, 20260%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 12: 1% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 19: 2% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 26: 3% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 2: 8% (5-yr avg —, last year 8%)Harvested, week ending Aug 9: 25% (5-yr avg 32%, last year 26%)Harvested, week ending Aug 16: 50% (5-yr avg 41%, last year 41%)Harvested, week ending Aug 23: 52% (5-yr avg 52%, last year 55%)Harvested, week ending Aug 30: 55% (5-yr avg 60%, last year 64%)Harvested, week ending Sep 6: 56% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 70%)Harvested, week ending Sep 13: 75% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 80%)Harvested, week ending Sep 20: 82% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 84%)Harvested, week ending Sep 27: 92% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 89%)Jul 12Jul 26Aug 9Aug 23Sep 6Sep 20
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 92% as of Sep 27 (5-yr avg 88%).

Utilization

Where the crop went

Fresh market against processing and unsold volume, by crop year.

Rhode Island sweet corn crop: fresh market vs processing00.00.00.10.1million cwt2010: fresh 0.0, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 million cwt — 100% fresh20102011: fresh 0.0, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 million cwt — 100% fresh20112012: fresh 0.1, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 million cwt — 100% fresh20122014: fresh 0.0, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 million cwt — 100% fresh2014
Fresh marketProcessingNot sold

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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