Corn and Soybean Planting Ahead of Average in Latest USDA Report

Projected budgets show soybeans more profitable than corn

While the national consensus points to better corn returns compared to soybeans this season, that might not be the case for farmers in the No. 1 soybean producing state.

U.S. Corn Exports Pegged at Second Highest Levels Ever

U.S. corn export sales and shipments in mb as of the third week of April vs. those figures as a percent of the USDA's April WASDE estimates.

Corn and Soybean Planting Ahead of Average in Latest USDA Report

(NAFB.com) – The USDA said that as of April 20, 12% of the corn crop in the country’s top states has been planted. That’s ahead of the five-year average of 10%. According to the report, corn planting has begun in 17 of the top 18 states. Only North Dakota has no reported corn planted. At this time last year, just 15 states had started planting corn. Two percent of the corn crop has emerged across five of the top corn-growing states. That’s on tr…

Some Iowa farmers can’t finish planting due to prolonged wet conditions

(Radio Iowa) – Green sprouts from the corn and soybeans Iowa farmers planted in mid-April are starting to emerge from the soil, but many farmers are still waiting to get their crops planted. Angie Rieck Hinz, an agronomist for the Iowa State University Extension in north-central Iowa, says planting started around April 10th and continued “going gangbusters” for a little over a week. “Ever since then, it’s been raining or drizzling in some cases,…

Quick start to planting season unlikely to impact May WASDE | Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) reports that the nation’s farmers are off to a fast start this planting season, which could impact the supply-side factors in their May reports. However, Iowa State University Agricultural Economist Chad Hart said that seems unlikely. https://d30hko96l9xirl.cloudfront.net/Iowamediafolder/2025/04/04292025-hart-cut-1.mp3 The number crunchers at Iowa State University expect the May WASDE report to m

Planting is Ahead of Schedule Across U.S. - Southern Farm Network

USDA reports the nation’s farmers are off to a fast start this planting season. Chad Hart, an agricultural economist at Iowa State University, says that could impact the supply-side factors in the May reports, but it seems unlikely. “One of the things I’ll be watching for here is, given that we’re getting more corn area from the March planting intentions report, do we see a little bit of an adjustment in that trend line yield given the expansion…