Winter Wheat Planting More than Half Complete

More than half of the 2025 US winter wheat crop has now been planted, while one-quarter of the crop has emerged. According to Monday’s USDA crop progress report, planting advanced 12 points from the previous week to reach 51% complete as of Sunday, slightly behind the average trade guess of 53% and a single point behind both last year and the five-year average. Meanwhile, emergence gained 11 points on the week to 25%, exactly on par with last year and the average. Planting in the top produ