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Vermont blueberry crop

USDA last rated the 2021 Vermont blueberry crop for the week ending Aug 8, when 100% was good or excellent, versus 100% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 100% complete.

Last rated week ending Aug 8, 2021

Good to excellent · last reading

100%of the crop

Share of the 2021 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Aug 8.

–

100%

Harvested

As of Sep 26.

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, 2021

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, 20210%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 20: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 89%, Excellent 11% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending Jun 27: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 4: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 11: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 18: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 50%, Good 50%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg 95%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 25: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 94%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 1: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 93%, Excellent 7% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 8: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 50%, Excellent 50% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Harvest begins — week ending Jul 11Harvest begins−50 pts — week ending Jul 18−50 ptsJun 20Jun 27Jul 4Jul 11Jul 18Jul 25Aug 1Aug 8
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 100% good or excellent, week ending Aug 8. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2021

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

Vermont blueberry green tip, 20210%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 18: 8% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Apr 25: 11% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending May 2: 70% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending May 9: 83% (5-yr avg 64%, last year 90%)Green tip, week ending May 16: 100% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 99%)Green tip, week ending May 23: 100% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending May 30: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending Jun 6: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Apr 18Apr 25May 2May 9May 16May 23May 30Jun 6
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 100% as of Jun 6.

Field progress

Pink, 2021

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

Vermont blueberry pink, 20210%50%100%Pink, week ending May 2: 18% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 9: 31% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 16: 44% (5-yr avg 41%, last year 34%)Pink, week ending May 23: 84% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 74%)Pink, week ending May 30: 89% (5-yr avg —, last year 89%)Pink, week ending Jun 6: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)May 2May 9May 16May 23May 30Jun 6
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 100% as of Jun 6.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2021

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

Vermont blueberry full bloom, 20210%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 9: 3% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 16: 8% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 23: 56% (5-yr avg 10%, last year 8%)Full bloom, week ending May 30: 65% (5-yr avg 38%, last year 31%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 6: 75% (5-yr avg 63%, last year 67%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 13: 85% (5-yr avg —, last year 96%)May 9May 16May 23May 30Jun 6Jun 13
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 85% as of Jun 13.

Field progress

Petal fall, 2021

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

Vermont blueberry petal fall, 20210%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 23: 12% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending May 30: 22% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 6: 32% (5-yr avg 36%, last year 62%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 13: 71% (5-yr avg 65%, last year 95%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 20: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 27: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)May 23May 30Jun 6Jun 13Jun 20Jun 27
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 100% as of Jun 27.

Field progress

Fruit set, 2021

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

Vermont blueberry fruit set, 20210%50%100%Fruit set, week ending May 30: 1% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 6: 4% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 13: 50% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 20: 75% (5-yr avg 42%, last year 26%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 27: 79% (5-yr avg —, last year 54%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 4: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 75%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 11: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 97%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 18: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)May 30Jun 6Jun 13Jun 20Jun 27Jul 4Jul 11Jul 18
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 100% as of Jul 18.

Field progress

Harvested, 2021

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

Vermont blueberry harvested, 20210%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jun 27: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 4: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 11: 5% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 18: 10% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 25: 39% (5-yr avg —, last year 9%)Harvested, week ending Aug 1: 61% (5-yr avg 44%, last year 16%)Harvested, week ending Aug 8: 85% (5-yr avg 57%, last year 28%)Harvested, week ending Aug 15: 86% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 57%)Harvested, week ending Aug 22: 99% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 87%)Harvested, week ending Aug 29: 100% (5-yr avg 94%, last year 94%)Harvested, week ending Sep 5: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)Harvested, week ending Sep 12: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Harvested, week ending Sep 19: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Sep 26: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jun 27Jul 11Jul 25Aug 8Aug 22Sep 5Sep 19
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 100% as of Sep 26.

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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