• June 6, 2025 – U.S. corn planting for 2025 is wrapping up at a normal pace nationwide: 93% complete, 91% last year, 92% average. This week’s Corn Condition ratings show 69% of the crop rated good and excellent. Corn rated very poor and poor account for 5% of the crop.

• May 30, 2025 – U.S. corn planting continues to progress at a normal pace, 87% as of May 25. This week’s Crop Progress included the first condition ratings for corn: 68% good and excellent, 5% very poor and poor. The focus of the grain use section this week is the feed category.

• May 22, 2025 – U.S. corn planting progress as of May 18 was 78%, just below the 80% average The drought monitor for the North Central Region shows a drop in the area under drought this week and in drought severity. The grain use section focuses on exports and the impact of tariffs.

• May 16, 2025 –  The May WASDE showed an increase in supply greater than the projected increase in use for US corn. World corn ending stocks went down. The drought monitor for the North Central Region shows an increase in drought coverage and the severity index but rain is in the forecast.

Mark Welch
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Economist
600 John Kimbrough Blvd
TAMU 2124
College Station, Texas 77843
Tel. (979)845-8011
Fax. (979)845-4906
JMWelch(at)tamu.edu

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