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Vermont blueberry crop

USDA last rated the 2020 Vermont blueberry crop for the week ending Aug 16, when 100% was good or excellent, versus 100% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 100% complete.

Last rated week ending Aug 16, 2020

Good to excellent · last reading

100%of the crop

Share of the 2020 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Aug 16.

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100%

Harvested

As of Sep 13.

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, 2020

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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Vermont blueberry crop condition, 20200%25%50%75%100%Week ending May 3: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending May 10: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending May 17: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending May 24: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending May 31: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jun 7: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jun 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jun 21: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Week ending Jun 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 4%)Week ending Jul 5: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 88%, Excellent 12% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 86%)Week ending Jul 12: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 80%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 86%)Week ending Jul 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 76%, Excellent 24% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 68%, Excellent 32% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 59%, Excellent 41% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 95%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 9: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 51%, Excellent 49% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 16: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 43%, Excellent 57% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Harvest begins — week ending Jul 26Harvest beginsMay 3May 17May 31Jun 14Jun 28Jul 12Jul 26Aug 9
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 100% good or excellent, week ending Aug 16. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2020

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

Vermont blueberry green tip, 20200%50%100%Green tip, week ending May 3: 75% (5-yr avg 34%, last year 52%)Green tip, week ending May 10: 92% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 87%)Green tip, week ending May 17: 100% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending May 24: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending May 31: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending Jun 7: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)May 3May 10May 17May 24May 31Jun 7
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 100% as of Jun 7.

Field progress

Pink, 2020

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

Vermont blueberry pink, 20200%50%100%Pink, week ending May 10: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 17: 40% (5-yr avg 45%, last year 56%)Pink, week ending May 24: 80% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 89%)Pink, week ending May 31: 90% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)Pink, week ending Jun 7: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)May 10May 17May 24May 31Jun 7
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 100% as of Jun 7.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2020

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

Vermont blueberry full bloom, 20200%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 17: 0% (5-yr avg 1%, last year 0%)Full bloom, week ending May 24: 9% (5-yr avg 22%, last year 14%)Full bloom, week ending May 31: 35% (5-yr avg 54%, last year 45%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 7: 72% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 74%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 14: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 95%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 21: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)May 17May 24May 31Jun 7Jun 14Jun 21
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 100% as of Jun 21.

Field progress

Petal fall, 2020

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

Vermont blueberry petal fall, 20200%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 24: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending May 31: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending Jun 7: 72% (5-yr avg 42%, last year 20%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 14: 99% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 54%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 21: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 83%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 28: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 97%)Petal fall, week ending Jul 5: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Petal fall, week ending Jul 12: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)May 24May 31Jun 7Jun 14Jun 21Jun 28Jul 5Jul 12
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 100% as of Jul 12.

Field progress

Fruit set, 2020

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

Vermont blueberry fruit set, 20200%50%100%Fruit set, week ending Jun 14: 5% (5-yr avg 38%, last year 11%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 21: 30% (5-yr avg 60%, last year 40%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 28: 58% (5-yr avg —, last year 68%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 5: 78% (5-yr avg —, last year 86%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 12: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 92%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 19: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 98%)Jun 14Jun 21Jun 28Jul 5Jul 12Jul 19
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 100% as of Jul 19.

Field progress

Harvested, 2020

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

Vermont blueberry harvested, 20200%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 19: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 26: 10% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 2: 17% (5-yr avg 50%, last year 26%)Harvested, week ending Aug 9: 30% (5-yr avg 62%, last year 49%)Harvested, week ending Aug 16: 62% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 65%)Harvested, week ending Aug 23: 91% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 80%)Harvested, week ending Aug 30: 94% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 86%)Harvested, week ending Sep 6: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 96%)Harvested, week ending Sep 13: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Jul 19Aug 2Aug 16Aug 30Sep 13
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 100% as of Sep 13.

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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