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Vermont strawberry crop

USDA last rated the 2026 Vermont strawberry crop for the week ending Jul 12, when 64% was good or excellent. Harvest stood at 100% complete.

Last rated week ending Jul 12, 2026

Good to excellent · last reading

64%of the crop

Share of the 2026 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Jul 12.

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100%

Harvested

As of Aug 2.

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, 2026

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, 20260%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jun 21: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 50%, Excellent 50% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 100%)Week ending Jun 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 9%, Fair 13%, Good 45%, Excellent 33% — good+excellent 78% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 93%)Week ending Jul 5: Very poor 12%, Poor 12%, Fair 12%, Good 62%, Excellent 2% — good+excellent 64% (5-yr avg —, last year 81%)Week ending Jul 12: Very poor 12%, Poor 12%, Fair 12%, Good 62%, Excellent 2% — good+excellent 64% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvest begins — week ending Jun 21Harvest begins−22 pts — week ending Jun 28−22 ptsJun 14Jun 21Jun 28Jul 5Jul 12
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 64% good or excellent, week ending Jul 12. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Planted, 2026

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

Vermont strawberry planted, 20260%50%100%Planted, week ending May 3: 77% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending May 10: 98% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending May 17: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending May 24: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending May 31: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending Jun 7: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending Jun 14: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending Jun 21: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 3May 10May 17May 24May 31Jun 7Jun 14Jun 21
This year5-yr avgLast year

Planted: 100% as of Jun 21.

Field progress

Green tip, 2026

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

Vermont strawberry green tip, 20260%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 26: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending May 3: 25% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending May 10: 50% (5-yr avg 63%, last year 89%)Green tip, week ending May 17: 90% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 98%)Green tip, week ending May 24: 96% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 99%)Green tip, week ending May 31: 97% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending Jun 7: 98% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Jun 14: 99% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Jun 21: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Apr 26May 10May 24Jun 7Jun 21
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 100% as of Jun 21.

Field progress

Pink, 2026

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

Vermont strawberry pink, 20260%50%100%Pink, week ending May 24: 30% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 29%)Pink, week ending May 31: 50% (5-yr avg —, last year 79%)Pink, week ending Jun 7: 77% (5-yr avg —, last year 95%)Pink, week ending Jun 14: 88% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)Pink, week ending Jun 21: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 24May 31Jun 7Jun 14Jun 21
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 100% as of Jun 21.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2026

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

Vermont strawberry full bloom, 20260%50%100%Full bloom, week ending Jun 14: 50% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 71%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 21: 80% (5-yr avg —, last year 95%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 28: 86% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending Jul 5: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jun 14Jun 21Jun 28Jul 5
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 100% as of Jul 5.

Field progress

Petal fall, 2026

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

Vermont strawberry petal fall, 20260%50%100%Petal fall, week ending Jun 14: 45% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending Jun 21: 65% (5-yr avg —, last year 75%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 28: 86% (5-yr avg —, last year 95%)Petal fall, week ending Jul 5: 96% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending Jul 12: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jun 14Jun 21Jun 28Jul 5Jul 12
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 100% as of Jul 12.

Field progress

Fruit set, 2026

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

Vermont strawberry fruit set, 20260%50%100%Fruit set, week ending Jun 14: 8% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 21: 50% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 28: 81% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jul 5: 90% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 87%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 12: 99% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jul 19: 99% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jun 14Jun 21Jun 28Jul 5Jul 12Jul 19
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 99% as of Jul 19.

Field progress

Harvested, 2026

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

Vermont strawberry harvested, 20260%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jun 14: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jun 21: 25% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jun 28: 63% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 5: 86% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 48%)Harvested, week ending Jul 12: 97% (5-yr avg 91%, last year 73%)Harvested, week ending Jul 19: 97% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 93%)Harvested, week ending Jul 26: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 98%)Harvested, week ending Aug 2: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jun 14Jun 21Jun 28Jul 5Jul 12Jul 19Jul 26Aug 2
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 100% as of Aug 2.

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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