About 2 percent of the U.S. corn crop is planted
The USDA has published its first batch of planting progress for the 2025 season.
American farmers have planted about 2 percent of this year’s corn crop, the USDA’s April 8 Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin said.
With growers intending to plant 95.3 million corn acres this year, this means about 1.91 million acres of corn is planted.
For context, Kentucky growers planted around 1.6 million acres of corn in 2024.
Farmers in Texas have planted the most corn thus far, with about 59 percent of the state’s corn crop in the ground.
As an aside, Farms.com connected with a Texas corn farmer for an early planting season check in.
In total, growers in only six of the 18 major corn states are reporting any planting progress.
Farmers in Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina and Tennessee have planted between 1 and 6 percent of their respective corn crops.
Spring wheat farmers are also planting their 2025 crop.
About 3 percent of the national crop is in the ground, the USDA’s report says.
With growers anticipating planting 45.4 million acres, this means about 1.36 million acres of spring wheat is planted.
That’s comparable to the 1 million acres of wheat Nebraska farmers planted in 2024.
Growers in Idaho lead the way in 2025 with 121 percent of their spring wheat planted so far.
Producers in Montana, the Dakotas and Washington State have planted between 1 and 12 percent of their respective spring wheat acres.
Farmers in Minnesota are yet to report any planting progress.
And winter wheat is beginning to head.
Around 5 percent of the winter wheat is in this stage, the USDA’s report says.
The crop in California is the furthest along with 40 percent of its crop headed. Texas comes in next with 23 percent, followed by Arkansas with 14 percent.
North Carolina and Missouri report 2 and 3 percent winter wheat headed, respectively.
Overall, about 41 percent of the U.S. winter wheat crop is rated as good.