US winter wheat planting and emergence has fallen behind the average pace, with things particularly slow in Oklahoma.
According to Monday’s USDA crop progress report, 64% of the 2025 American winter wheat crop was in the ground as of Sunday, up from 51% a week earlier but a single point behind last year and 2 points behind the average. Meanwhile, an estimated 35% of the nationwide crop had emerged as of Sunday, up 10 points on the week but 1 point behind last year and 3 points back of the average.
Amid overly dry conditions and poor soil moisture that is holding some growers back, just 43% of the winter wheat crop was planted in Oklahoma as of Sunday, up 11 points from a week earlier but 17 points behind last year and the five-year state average.
On the other hand, 68% of the 2025 winter wheat crop was planted in Kansas – where conditions are also unfavourably dry – up from 52% the previous week and 2 points ahead of last year and the average.
The Oklahoma crop was just 20% emerged as of Sunday, up 6 points from a week earlier but behind 29% last year and 35% on average. The Kansas crop was 36% emerged, up 15 points on the week and 2 points behind average.
Planting of the Soft Red Winter crop in Michigan advanced 21 points from a week earlier to reach 65% complete as of Sunday, well ahead of 39% last year and 54% on average. The Michigan crop was 31% emerged, up from 15% the previous week and ahead of 23% last year and 28% on average.
Ohio planting gained 26 points on the week to 58% done, 12 points ahead of last year and on par with the average. The crop was 18% emerged, up 10 points from a week earlier and 8 points ahead of last year but 1 point behind average.
