2 Top States Have Finished Planting Soybeans, USDA Reports

Today, USDA published the eleventh Crop Progress report of the 2025 growing season. Here’s a look at the latest corn, soybean, wheat, and oat numbers.

Corn

As of June 15, 94% of the corn crop across the country’s top 18 corn-growing states had emerged. That’s right on par with the five-year average.

North Carolina’s corn has reached 100% emergence, per the report. It’s the first of the 18 states to do so.

As of June 15, the condition of the nation’s corn crop was as follows:

• Good/excellent: 72%
• Fair: 23%
• Poor/very poor: 5%

Soybeans

The USDA said that as of June 15, 93% of the soybean crop across the top soybean-growing states had been planted. The five-year average is 94%.

Louisiana and Minnesota both reached 100% by June 15. They are the first of the top states to wrap up soybean planting.

As of June 15, 84% of the soybean crop had emerged across the 18 states. That’s just ahead of the five-year average of 83%.

For the week that ended June 15, the condition of the nation’s soybeans was as follows:

• Good/excellent: 66%
• Fair: 27%
• Poor/very poor: 7%

Winter Wheat

The USDA reported that 93% of the winter wheat crop across the top 18 states had headed as of June 15. The five-year average is 92%.

Half of the 18 states reported 10% winter wheat harvested, which is behind the five-year average of 16%.

For the week that ended June 15, the condition of the nation’s winter wheat crop was as follows:

• Good/excellent: 52%
• Fair: 29%
• Poor/very poor: 19%

Spring Wheat

In the top six spring wheat-growing states, 89% of the crop had emerged as of June 15. That’s behind the five-year average of 92%.

Emergence has reached 100% in all states except Montana and North Dakota, USDA said.

Four percent of the crop has headed in four of the six states. The five-year average is 6%.

For the week ending June 15, the condition of the spring wheat crop was as follows:

• Good/excellent: 57%
• Fair: 34%
• Poor/very poor: 9%

Oats

Across the nine top oat-growing states, 95% of the crop had emerged by June 15, according to the USDA. That’s on track with the five-year average of 95%.

USDA said 49% of the oat crop had headed across all nine states. The five-year average is 47%.

For the week that ended June 15, the condition of the nation’s oat crop was as follows:

• Good/excellent: 56%
• Fair: 28%
• Poor/very poor: 16%