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Vermont blueberry crop

USDA last rated the 2023 Vermont blueberry crop for the week ending Aug 13, when 100% was good or excellent, versus 100% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 100% complete.

Last rated week ending Aug 13, 2023

Good to excellent · last reading

100%of the crop

Share of the 2023 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Aug 13.

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100%

Harvested

As of Sep 24.

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, 2023

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, 20230%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 18: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 100%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending Jun 25: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 100%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 100%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg 95%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 9: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 100%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 16: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 100%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 23: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 100%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 30: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 25%, Excellent 75% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 6: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 25%, Excellent 75% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 13: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 25%, Excellent 75% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Harvest begins — week ending Jun 25Harvest beginsJun 18Jul 2Jul 16Jul 30Aug 13
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 100% good or excellent, week ending Aug 13. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2023

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

Vermont blueberry green tip, 20230%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 23: 5% (5-yr avg —, last year 15%)Green tip, week ending Apr 30: 11% (5-yr avg —, last year 44%)Green tip, week ending May 7: 15% (5-yr avg 65%, last year 71%)Green tip, week ending May 14: 85% (5-yr avg 94%, last year 96%)Green tip, week ending May 21: 100% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending May 28: 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Apr 23Apr 30May 7May 14May 21May 28
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 100% as of May 28 (5-yr avg 100%).

Field progress

Pink, 2023

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

Vermont blueberry pink, 20230%50%100%Pink, week ending May 7: 10% (5-yr avg —, last year 2%)Pink, week ending May 14: 55% (5-yr avg 29%, last year 41%)Pink, week ending May 21: 85% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 74%)Pink, week ending May 28: 100% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 96%)May 7May 14May 21May 28
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 100% as of May 28 (5-yr avg 87%).

Field progress

Full bloom, 2023

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

Vermont blueberry full bloom, 20230%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 14: 25% (5-yr avg —, last year 21%)Full bloom, week ending May 21: 35% (5-yr avg 23%, last year 62%)Full bloom, week ending May 28: 85% (5-yr avg 43%, last year 84%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 4: 100% (5-yr avg 64%, last year 97%)May 14May 21May 28Jun 4
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 100% as of Jun 4 (5-yr avg 64%).

Field progress

Petal fall, 2023

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

Vermont blueberry petal fall, 20230%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 21: 1% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending May 28: 60% (5-yr avg —, last year 45%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 4: 88% (5-yr avg 34%, last year 77%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 11: 97% (5-yr avg 60%, last year 84%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 18: 98% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 96%)May 21May 28Jun 4Jun 11Jun 18
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 98% as of Jun 18 (5-yr avg 82%).

Field progress

Fruit set, 2023

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

Vermont blueberry fruit set, 20230%50%100%Fruit set, week ending May 28: 10% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 4: 60% (5-yr avg —, last year 35%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 11: 78% (5-yr avg —, last year 44%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 18: 98% (5-yr avg 43%, last year 80%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 25: 98% (5-yr avg 63%, last year 97%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 2: 99% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 99%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 9: 99% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 99%)May 28Jun 4Jun 11Jun 18Jun 25Jul 2Jul 9
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 99% as of Jul 9 (5-yr avg 92%).

Field progress

Harvested, 2023

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

Vermont blueberry harvested, 20230%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jun 25: 2% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 2: 3% (5-yr avg —, last year 3%)Harvested, week ending Jul 9: 12% (5-yr avg —, last year 22%)Harvested, week ending Jul 16: 15% (5-yr avg —, last year 38%)Harvested, week ending Jul 23: 60% (5-yr avg —, last year 61%)Harvested, week ending Jul 30: 70% (5-yr avg 46%, last year 68%)Harvested, week ending Aug 6: 70% (5-yr avg 60%, last year 72%)Harvested, week ending Aug 13: 80% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 80%)Harvested, week ending Sep 3: 95% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 100%)Harvested, week ending Sep 10: 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Harvested, week ending Sep 17: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Sep 24: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jun 25Jul 9Jul 23Aug 6Sep 3Sep 17
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 100% as of Sep 24.

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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