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Vermont blueberry crop

USDA last rated the 2022 Vermont blueberry crop for the week ending Aug 14, when 100% was good or excellent. Harvest stood at 100% complete (five-year average 100%).

Last rated week ending Aug 14, 2022

Good to excellent · last reading

100%of the crop

Share of the 2022 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Aug 14.

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100%

Harvested

0 points against the five-year pace of 100%.

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, 2022

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, 20220%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 25%, Excellent 75% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending Jun 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 3: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 89%, Excellent 11% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 10: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 72%, Excellent 28% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 17: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 72%, Excellent 28% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 50%)Week ending Jul 24: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 74%, Excellent 26% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 31: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 75%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 7: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 85%, Excellent 15% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 98%, Excellent 2% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvest begins — week ending Jul 3Harvest beginsJun 19Jul 3Jul 17Jul 31Aug 14
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 100% good or excellent, week ending Aug 14. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2022

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

Vermont blueberry green tip, 20220%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 17: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Apr 24: 18% (5-yr avg —, last year 11%)Green tip, week ending May 1: 48% (5-yr avg —, last year 62%)Green tip, week ending May 8: 75% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 81%)Green tip, week ending May 15: 99% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 98%)Green tip, week ending May 22: 100% (5-yr avg 94%, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending May 29: 100% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending Jun 5: 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Apr 17Apr 24May 1May 8May 15May 22May 29Jun 5
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 100% as of Jun 5 (5-yr avg 100%).

Field progress

Pink, 2022

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

Vermont blueberry pink, 20220%50%100%Pink, week ending May 1: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 8: 2% (5-yr avg —, last year 29%)Pink, week ending May 15: 48% (5-yr avg 34%, last year 42%)Pink, week ending May 22: 78% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 78%)Pink, week ending May 29: 99% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 88%)Pink, week ending Jun 5: 100% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 98%)May 1May 8May 15May 22May 29Jun 5
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 100% as of Jun 5 (5-yr avg 89%).

Field progress

Full bloom, 2022

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

Vermont blueberry full bloom, 20220%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 8: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 15: 25% (5-yr avg —, last year 7%)Full bloom, week ending May 22: 68% (5-yr avg 15%, last year 49%)Full bloom, week ending May 29: 87% (5-yr avg 36%, last year 64%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 5: 99% (5-yr avg 58%, last year 74%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 12: 99% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 84%)May 8May 15May 22May 29Jun 5Jun 12
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 99% as of Jun 12 (5-yr avg 76%).

Field progress

Petal fall, 2022

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

Vermont blueberry petal fall, 20220%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 22: 17% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending May 29: 50% (5-yr avg —, last year 21%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 5: 81% (5-yr avg 27%, last year 31%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 12: 85% (5-yr avg 56%, last year 65%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 19: 98% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 96%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 26: 99% (5-yr avg 91%, last year 100%)May 22May 29Jun 5Jun 12Jun 19Jun 26
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 99% as of Jun 26 (5-yr avg 91%).

Field progress

Fruit set, 2022

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

Vermont blueberry fruit set, 20220%50%100%Fruit set, week ending May 29: 8% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 5: 40% (5-yr avg —, last year 4%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 12: 45% (5-yr avg —, last year 43%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 19: 86% (5-yr avg 34%, last year 71%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 26: 99% (5-yr avg 58%, last year 78%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 3: 99% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 97%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 10: 99% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 100%)May 29Jun 5Jun 12Jun 19Jun 26Jul 3Jul 10
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 99% as of Jul 10 (5-yr avg 90%).

Field progress

Harvested, 2022

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

Vermont blueberry harvested, 20220%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jun 26: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 3: 3% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Jul 10: 25% (5-yr avg —, last year 4%)Harvested, week ending Jul 17: 40% (5-yr avg —, last year 9%)Harvested, week ending Jul 24: 65% (5-yr avg —, last year 35%)Harvested, week ending Jul 31: 69% (5-yr avg 47%, last year 58%)Harvested, week ending Aug 7: 73% (5-yr avg 60%, last year 82%)Harvested, week ending Aug 14: 81% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 86%)Harvested, week ending Aug 21: 97% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 97%)Harvested, week ending Aug 28: 100% (5-yr avg 94%, last year 100%)Harvested, week ending Sep 4: 100% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 100%)Harvested, week ending Sep 11: 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Jun 26Jul 10Jul 24Aug 7Aug 21Sep 4
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 100% as of Sep 11 (5-yr avg 100%).

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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