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Vermont strawberry crop

USDA last rated the 2024 Vermont strawberry crop for the week ending Jul 7, when 100% was good or excellent. Harvest stood at 99% complete (five-year average 97%).

Last rated week ending Jul 7, 2024

Good to excellent · last reading

100%of the crop

Share of the 2024 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Jul 7.

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99%

Harvested

+2 points against the five-year pace of 97%.

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, 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 strawberry crop condition, 20240%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 16: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 63%, Excellent 37% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 0%)Week ending Jun 23: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 0%, Excellent 100% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 0%)Week ending Jun 30: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 7%, Excellent 93% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 7: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 0%, Excellent 100% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvest begins — week ending Jun 16Harvest beginsJun 16Jun 23Jun 30Jul 7
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 100% good or excellent, week ending Jul 7. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Planted, 2024

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

Vermont strawberry planted, 20240%50%100%Planted, week ending May 5: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 45%)Planted, week ending May 12: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 76%)Planted, week ending May 19: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 96%)May 5May 12May 19
This year5-yr avgLast year

Planted: 100% as of May 19.

Field progress

Green tip, 2024

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

Vermont strawberry green tip, 20240%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 21: 15% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Apr 28: 60% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending May 5: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 18%)Green tip, week ending May 12: 100% (5-yr avg 38%, last year 52%)Green tip, week ending May 19: 100% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 83%)Green tip, week ending May 26: 100% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 97%)Green tip, week ending Jun 2: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Jun 9: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Apr 21Apr 28May 5May 12May 19May 26Jun 2Jun 9
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 100% as of Jun 9.

Field progress

Pink, 2024

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

Vermont strawberry pink, 20240%50%100%Pink, week ending May 12: 12% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 19: 65% (5-yr avg —, last year 56%)Pink, week ending May 26: 90% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 84%)Pink, week ending Jun 2: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending Jun 9: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending Jun 16: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 12May 19May 26Jun 2Jun 9Jun 16
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 100% as of Jun 16.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2024

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

Vermont strawberry full bloom, 20240%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 19: 19% (5-yr avg —, last year 24%)Full bloom, week ending May 26: 65% (5-yr avg 43%, last year 66%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 2: 97% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 92%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 9: 100% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 99%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 16: 100% (5-yr avg 96%, last year 100%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 23: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 19May 26Jun 2Jun 9Jun 16Jun 23
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 100% as of Jun 23.

Field progress

Petal fall, 2024

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

Vermont strawberry petal fall, 20240%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 26: 40% (5-yr avg —, last year 35%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 2: 87% (5-yr avg 46%, last year 74%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 9: 95% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 96%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 16: 99% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 100%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 23: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending Jun 30: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 26Jun 2Jun 9Jun 16Jun 23Jun 30
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 100% as of Jun 30.

Field progress

Fruit set, 2024

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

Vermont strawberry fruit set, 20240%50%100%Fruit set, week ending May 26: 16% (5-yr avg —, last year 12%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 2: 75% (5-yr avg —, last year 48%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 9: 85% (5-yr avg 50%, last year 86%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 16: 90% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 98%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 23: 100% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 30: 100% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 7: 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 14: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 26Jun 2Jun 9Jun 16Jun 23Jun 30Jul 7Jul 14
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 100% as of Jul 14.

Field progress

Harvested, 2024

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

Vermont strawberry harvested, 20240%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jun 16: 1% (5-yr avg —, last year 7%)Harvested, week ending Jun 23: 50% (5-yr avg 25%, last year 16%)Harvested, week ending Jun 30: 75% (5-yr avg 51%, last year 40%)Harvested, week ending Jul 7: 90% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 78%)Harvested, week ending Jul 14: 95% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 97%)Harvested, week ending Jul 21: 99% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 100%)Jun 16Jun 23Jun 30Jul 7Jul 14Jul 21
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 99% as of Jul 21 (5-yr avg 97%).

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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