Key Points
- This report is the USDA’s final Crop Progress report of 2025.
- U.S. corn harvest reached 96%, just shy of the five-year average.
- Winter wheat progress is largely on track with average.
The USDA released the final Crop Progress report of the growing season today. Here’s a look at corn and wheat crop progress for the week that ended Nov. 23, 2025.
Corn Harvest Nearly Wrapped
As of Nov. 23, 96% of the corn crop across the country’s top 18 corn-growing states had been harvested, up from 91% a week ago. That’s just behind the five-year average of 97%.
Last year at this time, progress had reached 100%.
Winter Wheat Mostly Emerged
Across the top 18 winter wheat-growing states, planting progress had reached 97% as of Nov. 23, up from 92% last week and level with the five-year average. Last year at this time, progress had also reached 97%.
Emergence of the crop reached 87% as of Sunday, up from 79% a week ago. The five-year average is 89%, and progress a year ago had reached 88%.
The nation’s winter wheat crop was rated 8% excellent, 40% good, 35% fair, 13% poor, and 4% very poor by USDA.
Last year, the crop was rated 8% excellent, 47% good, 33% fair, 9% poor, and 3% very poor by USDA.
