Key Points
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The longest U.S. government shutdown ended last week after the president signed a spending package that will fund USDA through the rest of the new fiscal year.
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USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service confirmed the Crop Progress report will not be released today, saying it is “working on getting all reports rescheduled.”
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Without new data, historical mid-November reports show harvest activity typically near completion for corn and soybeans, with winter wheat planting and emergence largely finished.
The longest shutdown in U.S. history ended late Wednesday last week when the president signed a spending package that effectively reopened the government. Although the legislation will fully fund USDA through the rest of the new fiscal year, the department’s Crop Progress report will not be released for the seventh week in a row.
According to an email from the National Agricultural Statistics Service received by Successful Farming Nov. 17, USDA is “working on getting all reports rescheduled and will announce them when ready, but Crop Progress will not be released today.”
The last report of the season was originally scheduled for next Monday, Nov. 24, 2025.
Without new data, here’s a look back at the department’s Crop Progress reporting during mid-November in recent years.
Corn and Soybeans
About this time last year, the USDA was already done reporting on the corn harvest category.
About this time in 2023, the department reported 93% of the corn crop had been harvested, while the five-year average was 91% at the time.
About this time last year and in 2023, the USDA was already done reporting on the soybean harvest category.
Winter Wheat
About this time last year, the USDA reported 94% of the winter wheat crop had been planted, and the five-year average was 96% at the time. Emergence of the crop had reached 84%, level with the average at the time.
The condition of the crop at the time was 49% good/excellent, 36% fair, and 15% poor/very poor.
