The USDA’s first condition rating for the 2025 US corn crop was about as average as it gets.
Monday’s crop progress report pegged the nationwide crop at 68% good to excellent as of Sunday. The USDA did not offer a comparison to the previous year, because last year’s initial condition rating of 75% good to excellent was not released until June 3. Regardless, history shows that around 68% good to excellent is where the season’s first condition rating for corn typically grades out.
The crop in the No. 1 production state of Iowa was rated quite strongly, coming in at 83% good to excellent, while the crop in No. 2 producer Illinois was rated 67% good to excellent. The Indiana crop was pegged at 70% good to excellent.
On the other hand, the Michigan and Ohio crops were rated below the national average at 60% and 41% good to excellent, respectively. The North Dakota crop was rated lower as well, at just 48% good to excellent as of Sunday.
An estimated 87% of the 2025 American corn crop was planted as of Sunday, up from 78% the previous week and ahead of 81% last year and 85% on average.
Planting is almost wrapped up for the year in Iowa at 95% done as of Sunday, 2 points ahead of average. However, Illinois planting was 5 points behind the state average at 82% complete as of Sunday, up from 74% a week earlier.
Michigan planting was 76% done, up from 63% the previous week and 1 point ahead of the state average, but progress is still slow in Ohio. Planting in that state advanced 20 points on the week but was still 19 points behind the average at 54% complete as of Sunday. The North Dakota crop was 78% planted, up from 69% and 17 points ahead of average.
Meanwhile, US soybean planting advanced 10 points from the previous week to reach 76% complete as of Sunday, 10 points ahead of last year and 8 points ahead of average.
Illinois planting advanced 8 points on the week to 75% complete, on par with the state average, while Indiana soy planting was running 2 points ahead of normal at 71% done. Iowa producers were 92% done soybean planting as of Sunday, versus 84% for both last year and the average.
Michigan soybean planting gained 14 points on the week to 67% complete, equal to the state average, while planting in Ohio, at 52% done, was 10 points behind average. Soybean planting in North Dakota was 58% complete as of Sunday, compared to 43% on average.
Across the country, half of the US soybean crop had emerged as of Sunday, up from 34% a week earlier and ahead of 37% last year and 40% on average,
