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Rhode Island sweet corn crop

USDA last rated the 2022 Rhode Island sweet corn crop for the week ending Aug 14, when 95% was good or excellent, 12 points above the five-year average of 83%, versus 100% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 97% complete.

Last rated week ending Aug 14, 2022

Good to excellent · last reading

95%of the crop

12 points above the five-year average for this week, and 100% a year ago.

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97%

Harvested

As of Oct 9.

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, 2022

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, 20220%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 80%)Week ending Jul 3: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 70%, Excellent 30% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 10: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 70%, Excellent 30% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 17: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 17%, Excellent 83% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 24: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 15%, Excellent 85% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 31: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 10%, Excellent 90% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 52%)Week ending Aug 7: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 15%, Good 55%, Excellent 30% — good+excellent 85% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 5%, Good 60%, Excellent 35% — good+excellent 95% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 100%)Harvest begins — week ending Jul 10Harvest begins−15 pts — week ending Aug 7−15 ptsJun 26Jul 3Jul 10Jul 17Jul 24Jul 31Aug 7Aug 14
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 95% good or excellent, week ending Aug 14. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Planted, 2022

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

Rhode Island sweet corn planted, 20220%50%100%Planted, week ending Apr 24: 3% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending May 1: 4% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Planted, week ending May 8: 16% (5-yr avg 8%, last year 6%)Planted, week ending May 15: 20% (5-yr avg 15%, last year 12%)Planted, week ending May 22: 25% (5-yr avg 24%, last year 16%)Planted, week ending May 29: 35% (5-yr avg 34%, last year 20%)Planted, week ending Jun 5: 80% (5-yr avg 44%, last year 27%)Planted, week ending Jun 12: 85% (5-yr avg 59%, last year 56%)Planted, week ending Jun 19: 95% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 94%)Planted, week ending Jun 26: 100% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 100%)Planted, week ending Jul 3: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Planted, week ending Jul 10: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Apr 24May 8May 22Jun 5Jun 19Jul 3
This year5-yr avgLast year

Planted: 100% as of Jul 10.

Field progress

Emerged, 2022

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

Rhode Island sweet corn emerged, 20220%50%100%Emerged, week ending May 1: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending May 8: 8% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending May 15: 11% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending May 22: 15% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Emerged, week ending May 29: 20% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Emerged, week ending Jun 5: 35% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Emerged, week ending Jun 12: 50% (5-yr avg —, last year 9%)Emerged, week ending Jun 19: 78% (5-yr avg —, last year 49%)Emerged, week ending Jun 26: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year 75%)Emerged, week ending Jul 3: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 84%)Emerged, week ending Jul 10: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 98%)May 1May 15May 29Jun 12Jun 26Jul 10
This year5-yr avgLast year

Emerged: 100% as of Jul 10.

Field progress

Harvested, 2022

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

Rhode Island sweet corn harvested, 20220%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jun 26: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 3: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Jul 10: 20% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Jul 17: 35% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Jul 24: 40% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Jul 31: 45% (5-yr avg —, last year 4%)Harvested, week ending Aug 7: 50% (5-yr avg 9%, last year 15%)Harvested, week ending Aug 14: 50% (5-yr avg 18%, last year 23%)Harvested, week ending Aug 21: 55% (5-yr avg 38%, last year 35%)Harvested, week ending Aug 28: 60% (5-yr avg 57%, last year 46%)Harvested, week ending Sep 4: 63% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 63%)Harvested, week ending Sep 11: 69% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 74%)Harvested, week ending Sep 18: 71% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 84%)Harvested, week ending Sep 25: 82% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 94%)Harvested, week ending Oct 2: 90% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)Harvested, week ending Oct 9: 97% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Jun 26Jul 10Jul 24Aug 7Aug 21Sep 4Sep 18Oct 2
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 97% as of Oct 9.

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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