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Vermont strawberry crop

USDA last rated the 2021 Vermont strawberry crop for the week ending Jul 11, when 100% was good or excellent. Harvest stood at 100% complete.

Last rated week ending Jul 11, 2021

Good to excellent · last reading

100%of the crop

Share of the 2021 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Jul 11.

–

100%

Harvested

As of Aug 1.

Analysis

Week ending Jul 12 — 11 weeks ago

Vermont strawberries held at 64% good to excellent

USDA rated Vermont's strawberry crop for the week ending July 12, 2026, the most recent reading published for the state. Good-to-excellent condition stood at 64%, unchanged from the prior week, while 12% of the crop was rated very poor. Growth had moved fast: planting, green tip, pink, full bloom and petal fall were each complete, with fruit set at 99% by July 19 and harvest finished by August 2. No five-year-average or year-ago figures were available for comparison. The next USDA condition rating will show whether the 64% mark held into harvest.

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 strawberry crop condition, 20210%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 6: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 50%, Excellent 50% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jun 13: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 0%, Excellent 100% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending Jun 20: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 4%, Excellent 96% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 100%)Week ending Jun 27: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 15%, Excellent 85% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 4: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 12%, Good 88%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 88% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jul 11: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvest begins — week ending Jun 20Harvest begins−12 pts — week ending Jul 4−12 ptsJun 6Jun 13Jun 20Jun 27Jul 4Jul 11
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 100% good or excellent, week ending Jul 11. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Planted, 2021

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

Vermont strawberry planted, 20210%50%100%Planted, week ending Apr 25: 10% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending May 2: 84% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending May 9: 92% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending May 16: 98% (5-yr avg —, last year 60%)Planted, week ending May 23: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 96%)Planted, week ending May 30: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending Jun 6: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Apr 25May 2May 9May 16May 23May 30Jun 6
This year5-yr avgLast year

Planted: 100% as of Jun 6.

Field progress

Green tip, 2021

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

Vermont strawberry green tip, 20210%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 25: 1% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending May 2: 20% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending May 9: 34% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending May 16: 50% (5-yr avg 56%, last year 29%)Green tip, week ending May 23: 98% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 80%)Green tip, week ending May 30: 100% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 98%)Green tip, week ending Jun 6: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Apr 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 strawberry pink, 20210%50%100%Pink, week ending May 9: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 16: 45% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 23: 98% (5-yr avg —, last year 19%)Pink, week ending May 30: 100% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 71%)Pink, week ending Jun 6: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 97%)May 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 strawberry full bloom, 20210%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 9: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 16: 17% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 23: 35% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 30: 45% (5-yr avg 57%, last year 34%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 6: 55% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 64%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 13: 65% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 95%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 20: 98% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 27: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)May 9May 16May 23May 30Jun 6Jun 13Jun 20Jun 27
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 100% as of Jun 27.

Field progress

Petal fall, 2021

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

Vermont strawberry petal fall, 20210%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 23: 10% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending May 30: 20% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending Jun 6: 30% (5-yr avg 56%, last year 26%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 13: 40% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 87%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 20: 94% (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 strawberry fruit set, 20210%50%100%Fruit set, week ending May 23: 1% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending May 30: 11% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 6: 21% (5-yr avg —, last year 11%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 13: 31% (5-yr avg 59%, last year 49%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 20: 78% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 76%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 27: 88% (5-yr avg —, last year 95%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 4: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 11: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 18: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)May 23Jun 6Jun 20Jul 4Jul 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 strawberry harvested, 20210%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jun 6: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jun 13: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jun 20: 26% (5-yr avg —, last year 9%)Harvested, week ending Jun 27: 36% (5-yr avg 33%, last year 43%)Harvested, week ending Jul 4: 75% (5-yr avg 58%, last year 67%)Harvested, week ending Jul 11: 98% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 78%)Harvested, week ending Jul 18: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 88%)Harvested, week ending Jul 25: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 98%)Harvested, week ending Aug 1: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Jun 6Jun 20Jul 4Jul 18Aug 1
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 100% as of Aug 1.

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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