More States Join Plant 2025 Thanks to a Break In the Rain

USDA might have started its weekly crop progress updates last Monday, but with warmer soil temps and sunny skies, this weekend certainly seemed like the unofficial kickoff to #plant2025.

From Indiana to Oregon, farmers have taken to social media to share their “first day of planting” photos and send well wishes to other growers.

The progress made the past couple of days will likely be reflected in next week’s crop progress report. As of April 13, USDA says 13 states have started planting corn and 10 are working on soybeans. The report calculates 4% of corn and 2% of soybeans are in the ground so far.

That’s compared to just 2% of corn last week.

These numbers are slightly behind last year at the same time, which were 6% for corn and 3% for soybeans. That could be because some states — such as Ohio and Kentucky — are still seeing the effects of the late March/early April flooding. This year’s windy spring has also caused delays.

The state that made the most progress in a week’s time was North Dakota – jumping from 6% to 19% of the corn crop in the ground. Louisiana also made progress in soybeans, up from 11% last week to 22% this week.

The next few days look promising for farmers to continue rolling in the field, but the weekend might bring another round of storms and showers.

So, have you hit the fields yet?

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