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Winter wheat emerging across the U.S.

Winter wheat emerging across the U.S.
Sep 25, 2024
By Diego Flammini
Assistant Editor, North American Content, Farms.com

About 4 percent of the crop is up, the USDA reports

While combines are harvesting crops in some fields, winter wheat plants are emerging in others.

About 4 percent of the 2025 U.S. winter wheat crop has emerged, the USDA’s Sept. 24 Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin says.

The crop in Washington is the furthest along.

About 22 percent of the crop is emerged, the USDA’s report says. That’s up from 9 percent last week.

Nebraska is the only other state to report double digit winter wheat emergence.

About 14 percent of that crop is up as of Sept. 22, compared to 3 percent last week.

U.S. farmers continue to harvest the 2024 corn crop.

About 14 percent of the 91.5 million national corn acres, or roughly 12.81 million acres have been harvested, the USDA says.

For comparison, farmers in Iowa planted about 13.1 million corn acres in 2024.

Producers in Texas are the furthest along in terms of harvest progress.

Growers there have harvested 85 percent of their corn acres, up from 80 percent last week.

Only North Dakota and Colorado have reported zero corn harvested, according to the USDA’s report.

Soybean harvest continues too.

About 13 percent of national soybean acres have been harvested, up from 6 percent last week, USDA figures show.

Recalling U.S. producers planted around 86.1 million acres this year, farmers have harvested about 11.19 million acres of soybeans.

For context, farmers in Illinois planted 10.7 million acres of soybeans this year.

Producers in Louisiana are the furthest along.

Growers in the state are 63 percent through their harvest.

Farmers in South Dakota, on the other hand, have only harvested about 3 percent of their soybean acres.


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