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Vermont sweet corn crop

USDA last rated the 2022 Vermont sweet corn crop for the week ending Aug 14, when 87% was good or excellent, 13 points below the five-year average of 100%, versus 100% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 100% complete.

Last rated week ending Aug 14, 2022

Good to excellent · last reading

87%of the crop

13 points below the five-year average for this week, and 100% a year ago.

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100%

Harvested

As of Oct 9.

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, 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 sweet corn crop condition, 20220%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 62%)Week ending Jul 3: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 19%, Good 81%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 81% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 16%)Week ending Jul 10: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 19%, Good 81%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 81% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 80%)Week ending Jul 17: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 20%, Good 80%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 24: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 20%, Good 80%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 99%)Week ending Aug 7: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 23%, Good 54%, Excellent 23% — good+excellent 77% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 13%, Good 62%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 87% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Harvest begins — week ending Jun 26Harvest begins−19 pts — week ending Jul 3−19 ptsJun 26Jul 3Jul 10Jul 17Jul 24Aug 7Aug 14
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 87% good or excellent, week ending Aug 14. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Planted, 2022

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

Vermont sweet corn planted, 20220%50%100%Planted, week ending Apr 24: 3% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending May 1: 19% (5-yr avg —, last year 5%)Planted, week ending May 8: 38% (5-yr avg 16%, last year 12%)Planted, week ending May 15: 81% (5-yr avg 32%, last year 48%)Planted, week ending May 22: 91% (5-yr avg 60%, last year 89%)Planted, week ending May 29: 94% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 99%)Planted, week ending Jun 5: 98% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 100%)Planted, week ending Jun 12: 98% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 100%)Planted, week ending Jun 19: 100% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 100%)Planted, week ending Jun 26: 100% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 100%)Planted, week ending Jul 3: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Planted, week ending Jul 10: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Apr 24May 8May 22Jun 5Jun 19Jul 3
This year5-yr avgLast year

Planted: 100% as of Jul 10.

Field progress

Emerged, 2022

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

Vermont sweet corn emerged, 20220%50%100%Emerged, week ending May 1: 1% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending May 8: 8% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending May 15: 31% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending May 22: 58% (5-yr avg —, last year 1%)Emerged, week ending May 29: 75% (5-yr avg —, last year 13%)Emerged, week ending Jun 5: 85% (5-yr avg —, last year 32%)Emerged, week ending Jun 12: 86% (5-yr avg —, last year 44%)Emerged, week ending Jun 19: 97% (5-yr avg —, last year 54%)Emerged, week ending Jun 26: 98% (5-yr avg —, last year 64%)Emerged, week ending Jul 3: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 86%)Emerged, week ending Jul 10: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)May 1May 15May 29Jun 12Jun 26Jul 10
This year5-yr avgLast year

Emerged: 100% as of Jul 10.

Field progress

Harvested, 2022

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

Vermont sweet corn harvested, 20220%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jun 26: 2% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 3: 30% (5-yr avg —, last year 4%)Harvested, week ending Jul 10: 45% (5-yr avg —, last year 18%)Harvested, week ending Jul 17: 46% (5-yr avg 6%, last year 24%)Harvested, week ending Jul 24: 54% (5-yr avg 15%, last year 34%)Harvested, week ending Jul 31: 60% (5-yr avg 28%, last year 52%)Harvested, week ending Aug 7: 62% (5-yr avg 35%, last year 64%)Harvested, week ending Aug 14: 64% (5-yr avg 48%, last year 81%)Harvested, week ending Aug 21: 81% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 91%)Harvested, week ending Aug 28: 88% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 92%)Harvested, week ending Sep 4: 96% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 99%)Harvested, week ending Sep 11: 100% (5-yr avg 95%, last year 100%)Harvested, week ending Sep 18: 100% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 100%)Harvested, week ending Sep 25: 100% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 100%)Harvested, week ending Oct 2: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Oct 9: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jun 26Jul 10Jul 24Aug 7Aug 21Sep 4Sep 18Oct 2
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 100% as of Oct 9.

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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