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Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Corn and Soybean Planting Ahead of Average in Latest USDA Report

The USDA said that as of April 27, 24% of the corn crop in the country’s top states has been planted. That’s ahead of the five-year average of 22%. According to the report, corn planting has begun in every one of the top 18 states. 24 percent of the corn has been planted in all top producing states. Five percent of the corn crop has emerged across nine of the top corn-growing states. That’s just ahead the five-year average (4%). Corn has emerged in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas. The USDA said that as of April 27, 18 percent of the soybean crop in the nation’s top states was in the ground. That’s ahead of the five-year average of 12%. According to the report, soybean planting has begun in all 18 states: Arkansas: 45%, Illinois: 22%, Indiana: 10%, Iowa: 25%, Kansas: 13%, Kentucky: 16%, Louisiana: 70%, Minnesota: 13%, Mississippi: 54%, Missouri: 25%, Nebraska: 13%, North Carolina: 17%, Tennessee: 25%, Wisconsin: 6%.