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Rhode Island sweet corn crop

USDA last rated the 2023 Rhode Island sweet corn crop for the week ending Aug 6, when 95% was good or excellent, 14 points above the five-year average of 81%, versus 85% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 100% complete.

Last rated week ending Aug 6, 2023

Good to excellent · last reading

95%of the crop

14 points above the five-year average for this week, and 85% a year ago.

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100%

Harvested

As of Oct 15.

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, 2023

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, 20230%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 25: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 4%, Good 42%, Excellent 54% — good+excellent 96% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 40%, Excellent 60% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 9: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 50%, Excellent 50% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 16: Very poor 8%, Poor 10%, Fair 29%, Good 43%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 53% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 23: Very poor 0%, Poor 5%, Fair 35%, Good 50%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 60% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 30: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 66%, Excellent 24% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 6: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 5%, Good 65%, Excellent 30% — good+excellent 95% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 85%)Harvest begins — week ending Jun 25Harvest begins−47 pts — week ending Jul 16−47 ptsJun 25Jul 2Jul 9Jul 16Jul 23Jul 30Aug 6
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 95% good or excellent, week ending Aug 6. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Planted, 2023

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

Rhode Island sweet corn planted, 20230%50%100%Planted, week ending Apr 30: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 4%)Planted, week ending May 7: 9% (5-yr avg 10%, last year 14%)Planted, week ending May 14: 11% (5-yr avg 16%, last year 19%)Planted, week ending May 21: 25% (5-yr avg 23%, last year 24%)Planted, week ending May 28: 45% (5-yr avg 33%, last year 34%)Planted, week ending Jun 4: 70% (5-yr avg 48%, last year 74%)Planted, week ending Jun 11: 85% (5-yr avg 65%, last year 84%)Planted, week ending Jun 18: 95% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 94%)Planted, week ending Jun 25: 100% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 99%)Planted, week ending Jul 2: 100% (5-yr avg 95%, last year 100%)Planted, week ending Jul 9: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Apr 30May 14May 28Jun 11Jun 25Jul 9
This year5-yr avgLast year

Planted: 100% as of Jul 9.

Field progress

Emerged, 2023

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

Rhode Island sweet corn emerged, 20230%50%100%Emerged, week ending May 7: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 7%)Emerged, week ending May 14: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 11%)Emerged, week ending May 21: 10% (5-yr avg —, last year 14%)Emerged, week ending May 28: 20% (5-yr avg —, last year 19%)Emerged, week ending Jun 4: 29% (5-yr avg —, last year 33%)Emerged, week ending Jun 11: 48% (5-yr avg —, last year 48%)Emerged, week ending Jun 18: 75% (5-yr avg —, last year 74%)Emerged, week ending Jun 25: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year 93%)Emerged, week ending Jul 2: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)Emerged, week ending Jul 9: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)May 7May 21Jun 4Jun 18Jul 2
This year5-yr avgLast year

Emerged: 100% as of Jul 9.

Field progress

Harvested, 2023

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

Rhode Island sweet corn harvested, 20230%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jun 25: 1% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 2: 2% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Jul 9: 10% (5-yr avg —, last year 17%)Harvested, week ending Jul 16: 15% (5-yr avg —, last year 33%)Harvested, week ending Jul 23: 22% (5-yr avg —, last year 39%)Harvested, week ending Jul 30: 30% (5-yr avg —, last year 44%)Harvested, week ending Aug 6: 45% (5-yr avg 18%, last year 49%)Harvested, week ending Aug 13: 50% (5-yr avg 26%, last year 50%)Harvested, week ending Aug 20: 55% (5-yr avg 45%, last year 54%)Harvested, week ending Aug 27: 59% (5-yr avg 61%, last year 59%)Harvested, week ending Sep 3: 63% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 63%)Harvested, week ending Sep 10: 68% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 68%)Harvested, week ending Sep 17: 70% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 71%)Harvested, week ending Sep 24: 83% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 80%)Harvested, week ending Oct 1: 89% (5-yr avg —, last year 89%)Harvested, week ending Oct 8: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year 96%)Harvested, week ending Oct 15: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jun 25Jul 16Aug 6Aug 27Sep 17Oct 8
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 100% as of Oct 15.

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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