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Rhode Island sweet corn crop

USDA last rated the 2021 Rhode Island sweet corn crop for the week ending Aug 15, when 100% was good or excellent, versus 60% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 100% complete.

Last rated week ending Aug 15, 2021

Good to excellent · last reading

100%of the crop

Share of the 2021 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Aug 15.

–

100%

Harvested

As of Oct 10.

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, 2021

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, 20210%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 27: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 20%, Good 60%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jul 4: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 20%, Excellent 80% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 60%)Week ending Jul 11: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 20%, Excellent 80% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 60%)Week ending Jul 18: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 10%, Excellent 90% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 60%)Week ending Jul 25: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 5%, Excellent 95% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 60%)Week ending Aug 1: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 48%, Good 52%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 52% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 60%)Week ending Aug 8: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 70%, Excellent 30% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 60%)Week ending Aug 15: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 40%, Excellent 60% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 60%)Harvest begins — week ending Aug 1Harvest begins−48 pts — week ending Aug 1−48 ptsJun 27Jul 4Jul 11Jul 18Jul 25Aug 1Aug 8Aug 15
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 100% good or excellent, week ending Aug 15. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Planted, 2021

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

Rhode Island sweet corn planted, 20210%50%100%Planted, week ending Apr 25: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending May 2: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending May 9: 7% (5-yr avg 10%, last year 19%)Planted, week ending May 16: 13% (5-yr avg 17%, last year 21%)Planted, week ending May 23: 17% (5-yr avg 29%, last year 37%)Planted, week ending May 30: 20% (5-yr avg 43%, last year 43%)Planted, week ending Jun 6: 28% (5-yr avg 55%, last year 53%)Planted, week ending Jun 13: 61% (5-yr avg 64%, last year 58%)Planted, week ending Jun 20: 100% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 64%)Planted, week ending Jun 27: 100% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 82%)Planted, week ending Jul 4: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 86%)Planted, week ending Jul 11: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 89%)Planted, week ending Jul 18: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 92%)Apr 25May 9May 23Jun 6Jun 20Jul 4Jul 18
This year5-yr avgLast year

Planted: 100% as of Jul 18.

Field progress

Emerged, 2021

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

Rhode Island sweet corn emerged, 20210%50%100%Emerged, week ending May 16: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 7%)Emerged, week ending May 23: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 18%)Emerged, week ending May 30: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 21%)Emerged, week ending Jun 6: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 29%)Emerged, week ending Jun 13: 10% (5-yr avg —, last year 33%)Emerged, week ending Jun 20: 55% (5-yr avg —, last year 34%)Emerged, week ending Jun 27: 78% (5-yr avg —, last year 61%)Emerged, week ending Jul 4: 85% (5-yr avg —, last year 66%)Emerged, week ending Jul 11: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 75%)May 16May 30Jun 13Jun 27Jul 11
This year5-yr avgLast year

Emerged: 100% as of Jul 11.

Field progress

Harvested, 2021

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

Rhode Island sweet corn harvested, 20210%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jun 27: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 4: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 11: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 18: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Jul 25: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Aug 1: 5% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Aug 8: 17% (5-yr avg 12%, last year 12%)Harvested, week ending Aug 15: 24% (5-yr avg 22%, last year 23%)Harvested, week ending Aug 22: 37% (5-yr avg 43%, last year 63%)Harvested, week ending Aug 29: 48% (5-yr avg 59%, last year 83%)Harvested, week ending Sep 5: 66% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 88%)Harvested, week ending Sep 12: 75% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 91%)Harvested, week ending Sep 19: 85% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 94%)Harvested, week ending Sep 26: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year 97%)Harvested, week ending Oct 3: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Harvested, week ending Oct 10: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jun 27Jul 11Jul 25Aug 8Aug 22Sep 5Sep 19Oct 3
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 100% as of Oct 10.

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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