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Vermont sweet corn crop

USDA last rated the 2021 Vermont sweet corn crop for the week ending Aug 15, when 100% was good or excellent, versus 100% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 100% complete.

Last rated week ending Aug 15, 2021

Good to excellent · last reading

100%of the crop

Share of the 2021 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Aug 15.

–

100%

Harvested

As of Sep 26.

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, 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.

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Vermont sweet corn crop condition, 20210%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 27: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 38%, Good 60%, Excellent 2% — good+excellent 62% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jul 4: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 84%, Good 12%, Excellent 4% — good+excellent 16% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 11: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 20%, Good 80%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 18: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 0%, Excellent 100% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 25: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 1%, Good 13%, Excellent 86% — good+excellent 99% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 1: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 98%, Excellent 2% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 8: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 96%, Excellent 4% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 15: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 9%, Excellent 91% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Harvest begins — week ending Jun 27Harvest begins−46 pts — week ending Jul 4−46 ptsJun 27Jul 4Jul 11Jul 18Jul 25Aug 1Aug 8Aug 15
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 100% good or excellent, week ending Aug 15. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Planted, 2021

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

Vermont sweet corn planted, 20210%50%100%Planted, week ending Apr 25: 2% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending May 2: 5% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending May 9: 13% (5-yr avg 20%, last year 19%)Planted, week ending May 16: 54% (5-yr avg 32%, last year 29%)Planted, week ending May 23: 95% (5-yr avg 56%, last year 84%)Planted, week ending May 30: 100% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 95%)Planted, week ending Jun 6: 100% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 99%)Planted, week ending Jun 13: 100% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 100%)Planted, week ending Jun 20: 100% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 100%)Planted, week ending Jun 27: 100% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 100%)Planted, week ending Jul 4: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Planted, week ending Jul 11: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Planted, week ending Jul 18: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Apr 25May 9May 23Jun 6Jun 20Jul 4Jul 18
This year5-yr avgLast year

Planted: 100% as of Jul 18.

Field progress

Emerged, 2021

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

Vermont sweet corn emerged, 20210%50%100%Emerged, week ending May 16: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending May 23: 1% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending May 30: 15% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending Jun 6: 35% (5-yr avg —, last year 13%)Emerged, week ending Jun 13: 45% (5-yr avg —, last year 43%)Emerged, week ending Jun 20: 55% (5-yr avg —, last year 64%)Emerged, week ending Jun 27: 65% (5-yr avg —, last year 72%)Emerged, week ending Jul 4: 90% (5-yr avg —, last year 77%)Emerged, week ending Jul 11: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 97%)May 16May 30Jun 13Jun 27Jul 11
This year5-yr avgLast year

Emerged: 100% as of Jul 11.

Field progress

Harvested, 2021

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

Vermont sweet corn harvested, 20210%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jun 27: 4% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 4: 4% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 11: 20% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 18: 25% (5-yr avg 2%, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Jul 25: 35% (5-yr avg 12%, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Aug 1: 55% (5-yr avg 23%, last year 5%)Harvested, week ending Aug 8: 65% (5-yr avg 30%, last year 15%)Harvested, week ending Aug 15: 84% (5-yr avg 45%, last year 28%)Harvested, week ending Aug 22: 92% (5-yr avg 62%, last year 47%)Harvested, week ending Aug 29: 92% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 61%)Harvested, week ending Sep 5: 100% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 86%)Harvested, week ending Sep 12: 100% (5-yr avg 94%, last year 98%)Harvested, week ending Sep 19: 100% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 99%)Harvested, week ending Sep 26: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Jun 27Jul 11Jul 25Aug 8Aug 22Sep 5Sep 19
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 100% as of Sep 26.

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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