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Vermont sweet corn crop

USDA last rated the 2026 Vermont sweet corn crop for the week ending Aug 23, when 100% was good or excellent. Harvest is 99% complete.

Last rated week ending Aug 23, 2026

Good to excellent · last reading

100%of the crop

Share of the 2026 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Aug 23.

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99%

Harvested

As of Sep 27.

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, 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 sweet corn crop condition, 20260%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jul 5: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jul 12: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jul 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jul 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 76%, Excellent 24% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 95%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 9: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 73%, Excellent 27% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 16: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 60%, Excellent 40% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 23: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 76%, Excellent 24% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvest begins — week ending Jul 19Harvest beginsJun 28Jul 12Jul 26Aug 9Aug 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, 2026

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

Vermont sweet corn planted, 20260%50%100%Planted, week ending Apr 26: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending May 3: 10% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending May 10: 20% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending May 17: 75% (5-yr avg 59%, last year 65%)Planted, week ending May 24: 100% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 90%)Planted, week ending May 31: 100% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 95%)Planted, week ending Jun 7: 100% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 99%)Planted, week ending Jun 14: 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Apr 26May 3May 10May 17May 24May 31Jun 7Jun 14
This year5-yr avgLast year

Planted: 100% as of Jun 14 (5-yr avg 100%).

Field progress

Emerged, 2026

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

Vermont sweet corn emerged, 20260%50%100%Emerged, week ending May 24: 10% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending May 31: 41% (5-yr avg 48%, last year 15%)Emerged, week ending Jun 7: 61% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 75%)Emerged, week ending Jun 14: 82% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 96%)Emerged, week ending Jun 21: 88% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 99%)Emerged, week ending Jun 28: 100% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 99%)Emerged, week ending Jul 5: 100% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 99%)May 24May 31Jun 7Jun 14Jun 21Jun 28Jul 5
This year5-yr avgLast year

Emerged: 100% as of Jul 5 (5-yr avg 98%).

Field progress

Harvested, 2026

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

Vermont sweet corn harvested, 20260%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 12: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 19: 2% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 26: 5% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 2: 8% (5-yr avg —, last year 8%)Harvested, week ending Aug 9: 23% (5-yr avg 48%, last year 27%)Harvested, week ending Aug 16: 33% (5-yr avg —, last year 69%)Harvested, week ending Aug 23: 54% (5-yr avg —, last year 84%)Harvested, week ending Aug 30: 77% (5-yr avg —, last year 92%)Harvested, week ending Sep 6: 91% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 94%)Harvested, week ending Sep 13: 95% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 98%)Harvested, week ending Sep 20: 99% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Harvested, week ending Sep 27: 99% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Jul 12Jul 26Aug 9Aug 23Sep 6Sep 20
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 99% as of Sep 27.

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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