Crop watch
Tomatoes by state
1 state report weekly tomato condition ratings to USDA; the latest week ends Aug 2. 19 states have USDA production forecasts or finals.
Analysis
Week ending Aug 2 — 8 weeks ago
New Jersey tomatoes rated 79 percent good to excellent
For the week ending August 2, 2026, New Jersey rated 79% of its tomato crop good to excellent, with harvest 51% complete. No five-year average comparison was available for the state this week, and no other state reported current condition or harvest data. Other tomato-growing states listed in the report showed only final production figures from prior seasons, with California's 2025 crop finishing at 239.7 million cwt and Florida's at 8.6 million cwt. Watch New Jersey's harvest pace in the coming weeks as the season moves toward completion.
This is the most recent reading USDA has published for this crop and state; it is not a current-week rating.
Reporting states
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States filing weekly tomato condition ratings with USDA this season. The rest publish annual estimates only.
Condition map
Where the crop stands
Good plus excellent share for the latest reporting week. Select a state to open its page.
Against the average
Good to excellent by state
Bar is this week's good plus excellent share; the tick marks that state's five-year average for the same week. Bars turn amber more than five points below average.
All states
Tomatoes at a glance
Every state USDA reports, with the latest weekly rating and its most recent production numbers.
| State | Good+excellent | vs 5-yr avg | Harvested | Latest forecast (million cwt) | Last final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | 79% | — | 51% | — | 0.9 2018 |
| California | — | — | — | — | 239.7 2025 |
| Florida | — | — | — | — | 8.6 2025 |
| Indiana | — | — | — | — | 4.9 2018 |
| Ohio | — | — | — | — | 2.8 2018 |
| Michigan | — | — | — | — | 2.8 2018 |
| Tennessee | — | — | — | — | 1.2 2018 |
| South Carolina | — | — | — | — | 1.2 2018 |
| North Carolina | — | — | — | — | 0.9 2018 |
| Virginia | — | — | — | — | 0.4 2018 |
| Alabama | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — | — | — |
| Georgia | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maryland | — | — | — | — | — |
| New York | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other states | — | — | — | — | 0.0 2025 |
| Pennsylvania | — | — | — | — | — |
| Texas | — | — | — | — | — |
Dashes mean USDA does not publish that series for the state. Weekly ratings run April through November.
National record
US tomato crop: forecast vs final
The national crop's first forecast against the final estimate, by year.
| Crop year | Final (million cwt) | Crop value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 248.3 million cwt | $2,015M |
| 2024 | 236.1 million cwt | $1,996M |
| 2023 | 272.5 million cwt | $2,557M |
| 2022 | 225.6 million cwt | $1,813M |
| 2021 | 230.3 million cwt | $1,515M |
| 2020 | 240.7 million cwt | $1,587M |
| 2019 | 239.8 million cwt | $1,622M |
| 2018 | 277.8 million cwt | $1,852M |
| 2017 | 245.7 million cwt | $1,678M |
| 2016 | 283.9 million cwt | $2,017M |
USDA published annual estimates for this state through 2025. It has since been dropped from the annual survey, so there is no newer production figure — the weekly condition ratings above are the current measure.