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Tennessee strawberry crop

USDA last rated the 2025 Tennessee strawberry crop for the week ending Apr 27, when 48% was good or excellent, 21 points below the five-year average of 69%, versus 73% at this point last year.

Last rated week ending Apr 27, 2025

Good to excellent · last reading

48%of the crop

21 points below the five-year average for this week, and 73% 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, 2025

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, 20250%25%50%75%100%Week ending Apr 13: Very poor 4%, Poor 11%, Fair 31%, Good 38%, Excellent 16% — good+excellent 54% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 68%)Week ending Apr 20: Very poor 5%, Poor 9%, Fair 38%, Good 39%, Excellent 9% — good+excellent 48% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 73%)Week ending Apr 27: Very poor 5%, Poor 11%, Fair 36%, Good 40%, Excellent 8% — good+excellent 48% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 73%)−6 pts — week ending Apr 20−6 ptsApr 13Apr 20Apr 27
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 48% good or excellent, week ending Apr 27. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Updated September 29, 2026

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