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Tennessee strawberry crop

USDA last rated the 2024 Tennessee strawberry crop for the week ending Apr 28, when 73% was good or excellent, 3 points above the five-year average of 70%, versus 75% at this point last year.

Last rated week ending Apr 28, 2024

Good to excellent · last reading

73%of the crop

3 points above the five-year average for this week, and 75% a year ago.

Analysis

Week ending Apr 26 — 22 weeks ago

Tennessee strawberries rated below average in April

USDA rated Tennessee's strawberry crop good to excellent at 51% for the week ending April 26, 2026, its most recent reading for the state. That was down 3 points from the prior week and well under the five-year average of 67%, though still ahead of the 48% mark from the same week last year. The season has only three weeks of ratings so far. With condition trailing the historical norm, the next weekly USDA report will show whether the crop stabilizes or slips further as harvest continues.

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, 2024

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.

Tennessee strawberry crop condition, 20240%25%50%75%100%Week ending Apr 14: Very poor 3%, Poor 5%, Fair 24%, Good 56%, Excellent 12% — good+excellent 68% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 73%)Week ending Apr 21: Very poor 2%, Poor 4%, Fair 21%, Good 62%, Excellent 11% — good+excellent 73% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 72%)Week ending Apr 28: Very poor 2%, Poor 4%, Fair 21%, Good 58%, Excellent 15% — good+excellent 73% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 75%)Apr 14Apr 21Apr 28
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 73% good or excellent, week ending Apr 28. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Updated September 29, 2026

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