2025 Crop Progress
These are the planting progress numbers for Ohio and the US as a whole, as of 5/20/2025.
Farmers Make up Ground as Soil Conditions Improve Across Ohio
Improved weather conditions allowed for more time in the fields across Ohio last week, with farmers taking advantage of 2.3 suitable days for fieldwork, according to USDA NASS. Corn planting advanced to 34%, still trailing the five-year average of 48%, while corn emergence reached 22%. Soybeans followed a similar trend, with 40% planted and 24% emerged. Oats planting is nearing completion at 87%, ahead of the five-year average, and emergence is now at 79%. The first cutting of alfalfa and other hay began, though progress remains minimal statewide.
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Source – USDA and Ohio Crop Reports