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Vermont blueberry crop

USDA last rated the 2026 Vermont blueberry crop for the week ending Aug 9, when 100% was good or excellent. Harvest is 100% complete.

Last rated week ending Aug 9, 2026

Good to excellent · last reading

100%of the crop

Share of the 2026 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Aug 9.

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100%

Harvested

As of Sep 27.

Analysis

Week ending Aug 9 — 7 weeks ago

Vermont blueberries rated fully good to excellent

Vermont's blueberry crop stood entirely in the good-to-excellent range for the week ending August 9, 2026, the most recent condition rating USDA had published, unchanged from the prior week and split evenly between the two top categories. Bloom and fruit set stages had all reached 100% by late July, keeping pace with prior-season timing where comparisons were available, including petal fall running slightly ahead of last year's 98%. Harvest was 96% complete as of the week ending August 30. No five-year average or year-ago condition figures were available for comparison this season.

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, 2026

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.

2026202520242023202220212020
Vermont blueberry crop condition, 20260%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 5: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 12: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 9: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 50%, Excellent 50% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvest begins — week ending Jul 19Harvest beginsJun 28Jul 5Jul 12Jul 19Jul 26Aug 2Aug 9
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 100% good or excellent, week ending Aug 9. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2026

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

Vermont blueberry green tip, 20260%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 26: 2% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending May 3: 48% (5-yr avg 63%, last year 85%)Green tip, week ending May 10: 75% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending May 17: 100% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending May 24: 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending May 31: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Jun 7: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Apr 26May 3May 10May 17May 24May 31Jun 7
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 100% as of Jun 7.

Field progress

Pink, 2026

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

Vermont blueberry pink, 20260%50%100%Pink, week ending Apr 26: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 3: 8% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 10: 11% (5-yr avg 36%, last year 65%)Pink, week ending May 17: 67% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 96%)Pink, week ending May 24: 80% (5-yr avg 91%, last year 100%)Pink, week ending May 31: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Pink, week ending Jun 7: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Apr 26May 3May 10May 17May 24May 31Jun 7
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 100% as of Jun 7.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2026

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

Vermont blueberry full bloom, 20260%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 24: 25% (5-yr avg 60%, last year 33%)Full bloom, week ending May 31: 100% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 84%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 7: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 96%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 14: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 98%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 21: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending Jun 28: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 24May 31Jun 7Jun 14Jun 21Jun 28
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 100% as of Jun 28.

Field progress

Petal fall, 2026

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

Vermont blueberry petal fall, 20260%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 24: 2% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending May 31: 73% (5-yr avg 54%, last year 56%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 7: 91% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 79%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 14: 96% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 90%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 21: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 95%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 28: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 98%)May 24May 31Jun 7Jun 14Jun 21Jun 28
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 100% as of Jun 28.

Field progress

Fruit set, 2026

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

Vermont blueberry fruit set, 20260%50%100%Fruit set, week ending Jun 14: 16% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 21: 50% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 67%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 28: 75% (5-yr avg 94%, last year 94%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 5: 87% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 99%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 12: 97% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 19: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jul 26: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jun 14Jun 21Jun 28Jul 5Jul 12Jul 19Jul 26
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 100% as of Jul 26.

Field progress

Harvested, 2026

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

Vermont blueberry harvested, 20260%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 12: 0% (5-yr avg 20%, last year 17%)Harvested, week ending Jul 19: 25% (5-yr avg 38%, last year 37%)Harvested, week ending Jul 26: 27% (5-yr avg 60%, last year 57%)Harvested, week ending Aug 2: 29% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 73%)Harvested, week ending Aug 9: 57% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 88%)Harvested, week ending Aug 16: 74% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)Harvested, week ending Aug 23: 85% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Harvested, week ending Aug 30: 96% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Sep 6: 98% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Sep 13: 99% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Sep 20: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Sep 27: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jul 12Jul 26Aug 9Aug 23Sep 6Sep 20
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 100% as of Sep 27.

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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