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Vermont strawberry crop

USDA last rated the 2022 Vermont strawberry crop for the week ending Jul 3, when 99% was good or excellent, versus 88% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 100% complete.

Last rated week ending Jul 3, 2022

Good to excellent · last reading

99%of the crop

Share of the 2022 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Jul 3.

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100%

Harvested

As of Aug 14.

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, 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 strawberry crop condition, 20220%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 5: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 53%, Excellent 47% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending Jun 12: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 50%, Excellent 50% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending Jun 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 6%, Good 59%, Excellent 35% — good+excellent 94% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 100%)Week ending Jun 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 3: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 1%, Good 97%, Excellent 2% — good+excellent 99% (5-yr avg —, last year 88%)Harvest begins — week ending Jun 5Harvest begins−6 pts — week ending Jun 19−6 ptsJun 5Jun 12Jun 19Jun 26Jul 3
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 99% good or excellent, week ending Jul 3. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Planted, 2022

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

Vermont strawberry planted, 20220%50%100%Planted, week ending Apr 24: 10% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending May 1: 42% (5-yr avg —, last year 73%)Planted, week ending May 8: 52% (5-yr avg —, last year 91%)Planted, week ending May 15: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 97%)Planted, week ending May 22: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Planted, week ending May 29: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Planted, week ending Jun 5: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Apr 24May 1May 8May 15May 22May 29Jun 5
This year5-yr avgLast year

Planted: 100% as of Jun 5.

Field progress

Green tip, 2022

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

Vermont strawberry green tip, 20220%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 24: 10% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending May 1: 26% (5-yr avg —, last year 17%)Green tip, week ending May 8: 36% (5-yr avg —, last year 32%)Green tip, week ending May 15: 82% (5-yr avg 50%, last year 48%)Green tip, week ending May 22: 100% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 91%)Green tip, week ending May 29: 100% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending Jun 5: 100% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 100%)Apr 24May 1May 8May 15May 22May 29Jun 5
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 100% as of Jun 5 (5-yr avg 99%).

Field progress

Pink, 2022

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

Vermont strawberry pink, 20220%50%100%Pink, week ending May 8: 3% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 15: 56% (5-yr avg —, last year 39%)Pink, week ending May 22: 85% (5-yr avg —, last year 90%)Pink, week ending May 29: 100% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 100%)Pink, week ending Jun 5: 100% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 100%)May 8May 15May 22May 29Jun 5
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 100% as of Jun 5 (5-yr avg 97%).

Field progress

Full bloom, 2022

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

Vermont strawberry full bloom, 20220%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 8: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 15: 30% (5-yr avg —, last year 15%)Full bloom, week ending May 22: 62% (5-yr avg —, last year 32%)Full bloom, week ending May 29: 85% (5-yr avg 43%, last year 44%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 5: 98% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 54%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 12: 100% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 64%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 19: 100% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 93%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 26: 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)May 8May 15May 22May 29Jun 5Jun 12Jun 19Jun 26
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 100% as of Jun 26 (5-yr avg 100%).

Field progress

Petal fall, 2022

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

Vermont strawberry petal fall, 20220%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 22: 18% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending May 29: 76% (5-yr avg —, last year 19%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 5: 98% (5-yr avg 48%, last year 29%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 12: 100% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 39%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 19: 100% (5-yr avg 96%, last year 86%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 26: 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 99%)May 22May 29Jun 5Jun 12Jun 19Jun 26
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 100% as of Jun 26 (5-yr avg 100%).

Field progress

Fruit set, 2022

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

Vermont strawberry fruit set, 20220%50%100%Fruit set, week ending May 22: 1% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending May 29: 29% (5-yr avg —, last year 10%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 5: 57% (5-yr avg —, last year 20%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 12: 83% (5-yr avg 49%, last year 30%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 19: 100% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 71%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 26: 100% (5-yr avg 96%, last year 87%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 3: 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 98%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 10: 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)May 22May 29Jun 5Jun 12Jun 19Jun 26Jul 3Jul 10
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 100% as of Jul 10 (5-yr avg 100%).

Field progress

Harvested, 2022

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

Vermont strawberry harvested, 20220%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jun 5: 5% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jun 12: 20% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Jun 19: 30% (5-yr avg —, last year 22%)Harvested, week ending Jun 26: 51% (5-yr avg 28%, last year 35%)Harvested, week ending Jul 3: 78% (5-yr avg 56%, last year 69%)Harvested, week ending Jul 10: 98% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 95%)Harvested, week ending Jul 17: 98% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 100%)Harvested, week ending Jul 24: 100% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 100%)Harvested, week ending Jul 31: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Harvested, week ending Aug 7: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 14: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jun 5Jun 19Jul 3Jul 17Jul 31Aug 14
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 100% as of Aug 14.

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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