Farmers in 5 More States Begin Planting Corn

USDA published the second Crop Progress report of the 2025 growing season on April 14.

Corn Planting Progress

USDA said as of April 13, 4% of this year’s corn crop has been planted in the top 18 corn-growing states. That’s slightly behind the five-year average of 5%.

According to today’s report, corn planting has begun in 11 of the top 18 states:

• Colorado: 1%
• Illinois: 1%
• Iowa: 2%
• Kansas: 11%
• Kentucky: 3%
• Minnesota: 1%
• Missouri: 9%
• Nebraska: 1%
• North Carolina: 19%
• Tennessee: 7%
• Texas: 63%

This time last year, 13 states had started planting corn.

Winter Wheat Progress

USDA reported that 8% of the winter wheat crop across eight of the top 18 states had headed as of April 13. The five-year average is 8%.

Winter wheat condition for the week ending April 13 was as follows:

• Good/excellent: 47%
• Fair: 34%
• Poor/very poor: 19%

Spring Wheat Progress

In the top six spring wheat states, 7% of the crop has been planted, on track with the five-year average of 7%.

Idaho leads the six top states with 38% of its spring wheat crop planted.

Oat Crop Progress

Across the nine top oat-growing states, 41% of planting is complete, according to USDA. That’s ahead of the five-year average of 36%.

More than a quarter of the oat crop across six of those nine states has emerged.