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Vermont blueberry crop

USDA last rated the 2024 Vermont blueberry crop for the week ending Aug 4, when 100% was good or excellent, in line with the five-year average, versus 100% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 100% complete.

Last rated week ending Aug 4, 2024

Good to excellent · last reading

100%of the crop

In line with the five-year average for this week, and 100% a year ago.

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100%

Harvested

As of Aug 25.

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, 2024

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, 20240%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 23: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 60%, last year 0%)Week ending Jun 30: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 61%, last year 0%)Week ending Jul 7: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 0%)Week ending Jul 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 0%)Week ending Jul 21: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 0%, Excellent 100% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 0%)Week ending Jul 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 29%, Excellent 71% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 4: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 0%, Excellent 100% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Harvest begins — week ending Jul 7Harvest beginsJun 23Jun 30Jul 7Jul 14Jul 21Jul 28Aug 4
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 100% good or excellent, week ending Aug 4. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2024

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

Vermont blueberry green tip, 20240%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 21: 4% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Apr 28: 60% (5-yr avg —, last year 9%)Green tip, week ending May 5: 99% (5-yr avg 58%, last year 14%)Green tip, week ending May 12: 100% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 65%)Green tip, week ending May 19: 100% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 96%)Green tip, week ending May 26: 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Apr 21Apr 28May 5May 12May 19May 26
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 100% as of May 26 (5-yr avg 100%).

Field progress

Pink, 2024

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

Vermont blueberry pink, 20240%50%100%Pink, week ending Apr 28: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 5: 10% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 12: 50% (5-yr avg 25%, last year 42%)Pink, week ending May 19: 90% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 76%)Pink, week ending May 26: 95% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 96%)Pink, week ending Jun 2: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending Jun 9: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Apr 28May 5May 12May 19May 26Jun 2Jun 9
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 100% as of Jun 9.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2024

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

Vermont blueberry full bloom, 20240%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 12: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 19: 59% (5-yr avg 23%, last year 32%)Full bloom, week ending May 26: 85% (5-yr avg 49%, last year 71%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 2: 98% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 96%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 9: 99% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 12May 19May 26Jun 2Jun 9
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 99% as of Jun 9.

Field progress

Petal fall, 2024

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

Vermont blueberry petal fall, 20240%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 26: 24% (5-yr avg —, last year 43%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 2: 76% (5-yr avg 40%, last year 80%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 9: 94% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 94%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 16: 97% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 98%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 23: 99% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 26Jun 2Jun 9Jun 16Jun 23
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 99% as of Jun 23.

Field progress

Fruit set, 2024

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

Vermont blueberry fruit set, 20240%50%100%Fruit set, week ending Jun 9: 65% (5-yr avg —, last year 73%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 16: 90% (5-yr avg 50%, last year 92%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 23: 95% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 98%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 30: 98% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 99%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 7: 99% (5-yr avg 94%, last year 99%)Jun 9Jun 16Jun 23Jun 30Jul 7
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 99% as of Jul 7 (5-yr avg 94%).

Field progress

Harvested, 2024

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

Vermont blueberry harvested, 20240%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 7: 4% (5-yr avg —, last year 9%)Harvested, week ending Jul 14: 47% (5-yr avg —, last year 14%)Harvested, week ending Jul 21: 59% (5-yr avg —, last year 47%)Harvested, week ending Jul 28: 72% (5-yr avg 40%, last year 67%)Harvested, week ending Aug 4: 90% (5-yr avg 53%, last year 70%)Harvested, week ending Aug 11: 95% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 77%)Harvested, week ending Aug 18: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 25: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jul 7Jul 14Jul 21Jul 28Aug 4Aug 11Aug 18Aug 25
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 100% as of Aug 25.

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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