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Rhode Island sweet corn crop

USDA last rated the 2020 Rhode Island sweet corn crop for the week ending Aug 23, when 75% was good or excellent, versus 90% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 100% complete.

Last rated week ending Aug 23, 2020

Good to excellent · last reading

75%of the crop

Share of the 2020 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Aug 23.

–

100%

Harvested

As of Oct 4.

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, 2020

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.

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Rhode Island sweet corn crop condition, 20200%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jul 5: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 40%, Good 50%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 60% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 90%)Week ending Jul 12: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 40%, Good 50%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 60% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 90%)Week ending Jul 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 40%, Good 50%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 60% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 85%)Week ending Jul 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 40%, Good 50%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 60% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 80%)Week ending Aug 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 40%, Good 50%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 60% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 85%)Week ending Aug 9: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 40%, Good 50%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 60% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 85%)Week ending Aug 16: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 40%, Good 50%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 60% (5-yr avg —, last year 85%)Week ending Aug 23: Very poor 5%, Poor 10%, Fair 10%, Good 70%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg —, last year 90%)Harvest begins — week ending Aug 9Harvest beginsJul 5Jul 12Jul 19Jul 26Aug 2Aug 9Aug 16Aug 23
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 75% good or excellent, week ending Aug 23. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Planted, 2020

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

Rhode Island sweet corn planted, 20200%50%100%Planted, week ending May 3: 15% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending May 10: 20% (5-yr avg 13%, last year 21%)Planted, week ending May 17: 21% (5-yr avg 21%, last year 32%)Planted, week ending May 24: 40% (5-yr avg 34%, last year 42%)Planted, week ending May 31: 43% (5-yr avg 49%, last year 56%)Planted, week ending Jun 7: 55% (5-yr avg 61%, last year 74%)Planted, week ending Jun 14: 58% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 84%)Planted, week ending Jun 21: 65% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 86%)Planted, week ending Jun 28: 85% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 93%)Planted, week ending Jul 5: 86% (5-yr avg —, last year 96%)Planted, week ending Jul 12: 90% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending Jul 19: 92% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 3May 17May 31Jun 14Jun 28Jul 12
This year5-yr avgLast year

Planted: 92% as of Jul 19.

Field progress

Emerged, 2020

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

Rhode Island sweet corn emerged, 20200%50%100%Emerged, week ending May 10: 5% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending May 17: 7% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending May 24: 20% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending May 31: 21% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending Jun 7: 30% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending Jun 14: 33% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending Jun 21: 34% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending Jun 28: 65% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending Jul 5: 66% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending Jul 12: 77% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending Jul 19: 79% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)Emerged, week ending Jul 26: 93% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)May 10May 24Jun 7Jun 21Jul 5Jul 19
This year5-yr avgLast year

Emerged: 93% as of Jul 26.

Field progress

Harvested, 2020

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

Rhode Island sweet corn harvested, 20200%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 12: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 19: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 26: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 2: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 9: 14% (5-yr avg 18%, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Aug 16: 24% (5-yr avg 30%, last year 34%)Harvested, week ending Aug 23: 70% (5-yr avg 45%, last year 56%)Harvested, week ending Aug 30: 85% (5-yr avg 58%, last year 62%)Harvested, week ending Sep 6: 88% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 64%)Harvested, week ending Sep 13: 91% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 68%)Harvested, week ending Sep 20: 94% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 72%)Harvested, week ending Sep 27: 97% (5-yr avg —, last year 84%)Harvested, week ending Oct 4: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 93%)Jul 12Jul 26Aug 9Aug 23Sep 6Sep 20Oct 4
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 100% as of Oct 4.

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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