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Vermont sweet corn crop

USDA last rated the 2023 Vermont sweet corn crop for the week ending Aug 6, when 100% was good or excellent, 23 points above the five-year average of 77%, versus 77% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 100% complete.

Last rated week ending Aug 6, 2023

Good to excellent · last reading

100%of the crop

23 points above the five-year average for this week, and 77% a year ago.

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100%

Harvested

As of Oct 15.

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, 2023

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, 20230%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 25: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 25%, Excellent 75% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 0%, Excellent 100% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 81%)Week ending Jul 9: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 0%, Excellent 100% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 81%)Week ending Jul 16: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 12%, Excellent 88% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 80%)Week ending Jul 23: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 12%, Excellent 88% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 80%)Week ending Jul 30: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 1%, Good 3%, Excellent 96% — good+excellent 99% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Aug 6: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 0%, Excellent 100% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 77%)Harvest begins — week ending Jul 23Harvest beginsJun 25Jul 2Jul 9Jul 16Jul 23Jul 30Aug 6
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 100% good or excellent, week ending Aug 6. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Planted, 2023

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

Vermont sweet corn planted, 20230%50%100%Planted, week ending Apr 30: 8% (5-yr avg —, last year 17%)Planted, week ending May 7: 17% (5-yr avg 14%, last year 35%)Planted, week ending May 14: 30% (5-yr avg 33%, last year 75%)Planted, week ending May 21: 55% (5-yr avg 59%, last year 90%)Planted, week ending May 28: 100% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 94%)Planted, week ending Jun 4: 100% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 97%)Planted, week ending Jun 11: 100% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 98%)Planted, week ending Jun 18: 100% (5-yr avg 96%, last year 100%)Planted, week ending Jun 25: 100% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 100%)Planted, week ending Jul 2: 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Planted, week ending Jul 9: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Apr 30May 14May 28Jun 11Jun 25Jul 9
This year5-yr avgLast year

Planted: 100% as of Jul 9.

Field progress

Emerged, 2023

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

Vermont sweet corn emerged, 20230%50%100%Emerged, week ending May 7: 2% (5-yr avg —, last year 7%)Emerged, week ending May 14: 10% (5-yr avg —, last year 28%)Emerged, week ending May 21: 15% (5-yr avg —, last year 54%)Emerged, week ending May 28: 35% (5-yr avg —, last year 73%)Emerged, week ending Jun 4: 55% (5-yr avg —, last year 84%)Emerged, week ending Jun 11: 75% (5-yr avg —, last year 86%)Emerged, week ending Jun 18: 96% (5-yr avg —, last year 95%)Emerged, week ending Jun 25: 97% (5-yr avg —, last year 98%)Emerged, week ending Jul 2: 98% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Emerged, week ending Jul 9: 99% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)May 7May 21Jun 4Jun 18Jul 2
This year5-yr avgLast year

Emerged: 99% as of Jul 9.

Field progress

Harvested, 2023

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

Vermont sweet corn harvested, 20230%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jun 25: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 2: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 26%)Harvested, week ending Jul 9: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 43%)Harvested, week ending Jul 16: 0% (5-yr avg 14%, last year 46%)Harvested, week ending Jul 23: 5% (5-yr avg 19%, last year 53%)Harvested, week ending Jul 30: 5% (5-yr avg 30%, last year 59%)Harvested, week ending Aug 6: 17% (5-yr avg 36%, last year 62%)Harvested, week ending Aug 13: 49% (5-yr avg 47%, last year 64%)Harvested, week ending Sep 3: 60% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 95%)Harvested, week ending Sep 10: 85% (5-yr avg 95%, last year 99%)Harvested, week ending Sep 17: 100% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 100%)Harvested, week ending Sep 24: 100% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 100%)Harvested, week ending Oct 1: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Harvested, week ending Oct 8: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Harvested, week ending Oct 15: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jun 25Jul 9Jul 23Aug 6Sep 3Sep 17Oct 1Oct 15
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 100% as of Oct 15.

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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