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Vermont sweet corn crop

USDA last rated the 2020 Vermont sweet corn crop for the week ending Aug 23, when 100% was good or excellent, versus 96% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 100% complete.

Last rated week ending Aug 23, 2020

Good to excellent · last reading

100%of the crop

Share of the 2020 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Aug 23.

–

100%

Harvested

As of Oct 4.

Analysis

Week ending Aug 23 — 5 weeks ago

Vermont sweet corn rated fully good to excellent

USDA rated Vermont's sweet corn crop for the week ending August 23, with all of the crop in good or excellent condition, split 76% good and 24% excellent, unchanged from the prior week. That reading is now several weeks old, the most recent USDA has published for the state. Planting and emergence both finished on pace with the five-year average. Harvest, however, reached only 77% complete as of August 30, well behind last year's 92% at the same point. The next state report should show whether harvest is catching up or staying behind last year's pace.

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, 2020

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 sweet corn crop condition, 20200%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jul 5: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 63%, Excellent 37% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 53%, last year 84%)Week ending Jul 12: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 72%, Excellent 28% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 57%, last year 88%)Week ending Jul 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 72%, Excellent 28% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 58%, last year 72%)Week ending Jul 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 68%, Excellent 32% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 52%, last year 8%)Week ending Aug 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 59%, Excellent 41% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 56%, last year 7%)Week ending Aug 9: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 51%, Excellent 49% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 63%, last year 10%)Week ending Aug 16: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 47%, Excellent 53% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)Week ending Aug 23: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 40%, Excellent 60% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 96%)Harvest begins — week ending Aug 2Harvest beginsJul 5Jul 12Jul 19Jul 26Aug 2Aug 9Aug 16Aug 23
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 100% good or excellent, week ending Aug 23. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Planted, 2020

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

Vermont sweet corn planted, 20200%50%100%Planted, week ending May 3: 1% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending May 10: 22% (5-yr avg 28%, last year 12%)Planted, week ending May 17: 30% (5-yr avg 41%, last year 15%)Planted, week ending May 24: 93% (5-yr avg 56%, last year 19%)Planted, week ending May 31: 95% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 33%)Planted, week ending Jun 7: 100% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 61%)Planted, week ending Jun 14: 100% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 76%)Planted, week ending Jun 21: 100% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 91%)Planted, week ending Jun 28: 100% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 97%)Planted, week ending Jul 5: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)Planted, week ending Jul 12: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending Jul 19: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 3May 17May 31Jun 14Jun 28Jul 12
This year5-yr avgLast year

Planted: 100% as of Jul 19.

Field progress

Emerged, 2020

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

Vermont sweet corn emerged, 20200%50%100%Emerged, week ending May 31: 4% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending Jun 7: 15% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending Jun 14: 48% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending Jun 21: 67% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending Jun 28: 73% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending Jul 5: 78% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending Jul 12: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending Jul 19: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending Jul 26: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 31Jun 14Jun 28Jul 12Jul 26
This year5-yr avgLast year

Emerged: 100% as of Jul 26.

Field progress

Harvested, 2020

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

Vermont sweet corn harvested, 20200%50%100%Harvested, week ending May 10: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending May 17: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending May 24: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 12: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 19: 0% (5-yr avg 3%, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Jul 26: 0% (5-yr avg 15%, last year 6%)Harvested, week ending Aug 2: 6% (5-yr avg 25%, last year 13%)Harvested, week ending Aug 9: 16% (5-yr avg 34%, last year 22%)Harvested, week ending Aug 16: 30% (5-yr avg 51%, last year 32%)Harvested, week ending Aug 23: 50% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 64%)Harvested, week ending Aug 30: 63% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 76%)Harvested, week ending Sep 6: 90% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 80%)Harvested, week ending Sep 13: 99% (5-yr avg 94%, last year 92%)Harvested, week ending Sep 20: 99% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 98%)Harvested, week ending Sep 27: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)Harvested, week ending Oct 4: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)May 10May 24Jul 19Aug 2Aug 16Aug 30Sep 13Sep 27
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 100% as of Oct 4.

Utilization

Where the crop went

Fresh market against processing and unsold volume, by crop year.

Vermont sweet corn crop: fresh market vs processing00.00.00.1million cwt2010: fresh 0.1, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 million cwt — 100% fresh20102011: fresh 0.0, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 million cwt — 100% fresh20112012: fresh 0.1, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 million cwt — 100% fresh20122014: fresh 0.0, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 million cwt — 100% fresh2014
Fresh marketProcessingNot sold

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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