2026 Ohio Crop Progress Report

Ohio crops continue to show strong progress, with corn and soybeans running at or ahead of their five-year averages in several key development stages. Recent scattered showers helped boost soil moisture levels across the state, supporting generally good crop conditions as the growing season advances. USDA report there were 5.2 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending Aug. 9.

Corn silking has reached 95%, ahead of last week’s 90%, and ahead of the 93% five-year average. Corn reaching the dough stage is at 56%, above the 51% average. Corn reaching the dent stage is at 7%, ahead of the 3% average. Ohio corn condition was rated 62% good to excellent, with 51% good and 11% excellent.

Soybean blooming reached 95%, ahead of 87% last week and the 91% average. Soybean pod setting has reached 71%, ahead of last week’s 58% and above the 69% five-year average. Ohio soybean condition was rated 59% good to excellent, with 50% good and 9% excellent.… Continue reading

Ohio farmers made the most of 5.8 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending Aug. 2, as favorable crop progress continued across much of the state. Corn and soybean development remained ahead of both last week and five-year averages, while crop condition ratings held steady with a majority of acres reported in good to excellent condition.

Corn silking has reached 90%, ahead of last week’s 63%, and well ahead of the 83% five-year average. Corn reaching the dough stage is at 37%, above the 30% average. Ohio corn condition was rated 61% good to excellent, with 49% good and 12% excellent.

Soybean blooming reached 87%, ahead of 70% last week and the 84% average. Soybean pod setting has reached 58%, ahead of last week’s 33% and above the 52% five-year average. Ohio soybean condition was rated 59% good to excellent, with 50% good and 9% excellent.

Winter wheat is 100% harvested, which is right on track with the five-year average.… Continue reading

Warm, mostly favorable weather allowed Ohio farmers to make steady progress in the field last week, with crop development continuing near or slightly ahead of historical averages. Corn and soybean conditions remained generally positive despite declining soil moisture, while winter wheat harvest is essentially complete across the state. USDA reports there were 5.7 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending July 26.

Corn silking has reached 63%, ahead of last week’s 42%, and on trend with the 63% five-year average. Corn reaching the dough stage is at 13%, trending right along with the 13% average. Ohio corn condition was rated 62% good to excellent, with 49% good and 13% excellent.

Soybean blooming reached 70%, ahead of 55% last week, and just below the 71% average. Soybean pod setting has reached 33%, ahead of last week’s 18% but barely behind the 34% five-year average. Ohio soybean condition was rated 57% good to excellent, with 49% good and 8% excellent.… Continue reading

The state’s corn and soybean crops continued to benefit from generally favorable growing conditions during the past week. Progress in several key development stages remained ahead of normal, and winter wheat harvest was nearly finished. USDA reports there were 5.9 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending July 19.

Corn silking has reached 42%, ahead of last week’s 17%, and is ahead of the 38% five-year average. Corn reaching the dough stage is at 4%, trending right along with the 4% average. Ohio corn condition was rated 62% good to excellent, with 49% good and 13% excellent.

Soybean blooming reached 55%, ahead of 25% last week, and also ahead of the 51% average. Soybean pod setting has reached 18%, ahead of last week’s 6% and the 16% five-year average. Ohio soybean condition was rated 63% good to excellent, with 51% good and 12% excellent.

Winter wheat is 94% harvested, which is ahead of the 92% five-year average.… Continue reading

Timely rains boosted soil moisture levels across Ohio during the past week, providing favorable conditions for developing corn and soybean crops while farmers continue to harvest winter wheat. USDA reports there were 5.1 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending July 12.

Corn silking has reached 17%, ahead of last weeks 5%, and trending right along with the 17% 5-year average. Ohio corn condition was rated 64% good to excellent, with 53% good and 11% excellent.

Soybean blooming reached 25%, ahead of 14% last week, but behind the 33% average. Soybean pod setting has reached 6%, just behind the 7% average. Ohio soybean condition was rated 63% good to excellent, with 52% good and 11% excellent.

Winter wheat is 76% harvested, which is right in line with the 76% five-year average.

Oats were 89% headed, ahead of the 81% last week, but behind the average of 93%. Oat harvest is 10% complete, ahead of the 6% 5-year average.… Continue reading

Farmers continued harvesting winter wheat while monitoring developing corn and soybean crops. Crop progress remained near historical averages, and generally adequate soil moisture supported mostly good-to-excellent conditions across major commodities. USDA reports there were 5.5 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending July 6.

Corn silking has reached 5%, ahead of last weeks 1%, but trailing just behind the 6% 5-year average. Ohio corn condition was rated 55% good to excellent, with 49% good and 6% excellent.

Soybean blooming reached 14%, ahead of 3% last week, and was behind the 16% 5-year average. Soybean pod setting has reached 1%, just behind the 2% average. Ohio soybean condition was rated 54% good to excellent, with 49% good and 5% excellent.

Winter wheat was 44% harvested, which is behind the 46% five-year average. Ohio wheat condition was rated 70% good to excellent, with 66% good and 4% excellent.

Oats were 81% headed, ahead of the 66% last week, but behind the average of 88%.… Continue reading

Ohio farmers continued wheat harvest and saw most crops up and growing, though recent showers limited fieldwork. Crop development is near average, and improved soil moisture is supporting generally good conditions. USDA reports there were 4.2 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending June 28.

Corn silking has reached 1%, following right along with the 1% average. Ohio corn condition was rated 62% good to excellent, with 54% good and 8% excellent.

Soybean emergence reached 98%, ahead of 94% last week, and the 95% 5-year average. Soybean blooming has reached 3%, just behind the 5% average. Ohio soybean condition was rated 57% good to excellent, with 50% good and 7% excellent.

Winter wheat was 7% harvested, which is behind the 15% five-year average. Ohio wheat condition was rated 67% good to excellent, with 59% good and 8% excellent.

Oats were 66% headed, ahead of the 51% last week, but behind the average of 79%.… Continue reading

*Thanks for reading the Ohio Crop Progress Report. We have corrected this page to reflect the latest Ohio data from USDA NASS.

Ohio farmers have started wheat harvest and are close to having all their crops up and growing. The drier weather was halted as showers came through most of the state this past week. USDA reports there were 4.6 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending June 21.

Corn emergence reached 94%, ahead of last week’s 91% and just below the 95% average. Ohio corn condition was rated 86% good to excellent, with 52% good and 34% excellent.

Soybean emergence reached 94%, ahead of 87% last week, and the 89% 5-year average. Ohio soybean condition was rated 55% good to excellent, with 50% good and 5% excellent.

Winter wheat was 3% harvested, right on track with the 3% five-year average. Ohio wheat condition was rated 62% good to excellent, with 57% good and 5% excellent.… Continue reading

Ohio farmers finished with corn planting and are only a few passes away from getting all the soybeans in the ground. The drier weather continued, allowing many to complete the next steps in the spring growing season. USDA reports there were 5.4 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending June 14.

Corn emergence reached 91%, ahead of last week’s 75% and the 89% average. Ohio corn condition was rated 64% good to excellent, with 51% good and 13% excellent.

Soybeans were 96% planted, up from 85% last week and ahead of the 92% five-year average. Soybean emergence reached 87%, ahead of 69% last week, but behind the 91% average.

Winter wheat was 100% headed, ahead of the 97% five-year average. Ohio wheat condition was rated 64% good to excellent, with 56% good and 8% excellent.

Oats were 31% headed, ahead of the 8% last week, but behind the average of 42%.… Continue reading

Ohio farmers are starting to hit the home stretch for corn and soybean planting due to a dry weather window this past week. USDA reports there were 5.7 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending June 7.

Corn was 89% planted, up from 73% the previous week, but still behind the 92% five-year average. Corn emergence reached 75%, ahead of last week’s 57% but behind the 77% average.

Soybeans were 85% planted, up from 68% last week and trending right along with the 85% five-year average. Soybean emergence reached 69%, ahead of 52% last week and the 67% average.

Winter wheat was 98% headed, ahead of the 93% five-year average. Ohio wheat condition was rated 63% good to excellent, with 50% good and 13% excellent.

Oats were 88% emerged and 8% headed. Oat condition was rated 70% good to excellent.

Soil moisture is starting to trend toward being more adequate as drier weather has been prevalent in most of the state.… Continue reading

Ohio farmers are nearing the three-quarter mark for corn and soybeans planted, even as rainfall has continued to accumulate in much of the state. USDA reports there were 2.5 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending May 31.

Corn was 73% planted, up from 63% the previous week, but still behind the 83% five-year average. Corn emergence reached 57%, ahead of last week’s 45% but behind the 61% average.

Soybeans were 68% planted, up from 57% last week and just behind the 75% five-year average. Soybean emergence reached 52%, ahead of 38% last week and the 50% average.

Winter wheat was 94% headed, well ahead of the 82% five-year average. Ohio wheat condition was rated 60% good to excellent, with 49% good and 11% excellent.

Oats were 86% emerged and 1% headed. Oat condition was rated 65% good to excellent.

Soil moisture remains plentiful. Topsoil moisture was rated 60% adequate and 39% surplus, while subsoil moisture was 53% adequate and 36% surplus.… Continue reading

Ohio farmers made planting progress last week, though wet conditions continued to limit fieldwork. USDA says there were 2.4 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending May 24.

Corn was 63% planted, up from 52% the previous week, but still behind the 67% five-year average. Corn emergence reached 45%, ahead of both last week’s 27% and the 38% average.

Soybeans were 57% planted, up from 46% last week and just behind the 59% five-year average. Soybean emergence reached 38%, ahead of 24% last week and the 29% average.

Winter wheat was 84% headed, well ahead of the 58% five-year average. Ohio wheat condition was rated 68% good to excellent, with 57% good and 11% excellent.

Oats were 88% planted and 78% emerged, with 2% headed. Oat condition was rated 71% good to excellent.

Soil moisture remains plentiful. Topsoil moisture was rated 52% adequate and 47% surplus, while subsoil moisture was 56% adequate and 29% surplus.… Continue reading

Farmers across the state have been busy this past week. The USDA Crop Progress Report released May 18 showed about half of Ohio’s corn and soybean crops have been planted.

The report detailed that 52% of Ohio’s corn is planted, well above the five-year average of 40%. That is up from 37% recorded in the May 11 report. Corn emerged was reported at 27%.

Soybeans were reported at 46% planted, ahead of the five-year average of 35%. The report released May 11 detailed only 34% of the crop planted. Soybeans emerged were recorded at 24%.

Winter wheat was reported 60% headed, with 68% rated good to excellent.

Read the full report here.… Continue reading

Ohio planting moved ahead, but fieldwork remained limited with just 1.9 days suitable. Corn reached 37% planted, up from 33% last week and ahead of the 23% five-year average. Corn emerged was 20%, also ahead of the 10% average.

Soybeans were 34% planted, up from 30% last week and ahead of the 20% average. Soybeans emerged reached 16%, compared with 10% last week and 7% on average.

Winter wheat was 5% headed, behind both 13% last year and the 11% average. Ohio winter wheat condition rated 64% good to excellent, with 53% good and 11% excellent.

Oats were 62% planted, still behind the 77% average, while 37% had emerged, behind the 51% average.

Soil moisture remained generally favorable to wet. Ohio topsoil moisture was 62% adequate and 25% surplus, while subsoil moisture was 61% adequate and 15% surplus.

Click here to read the full report from USDA NASS.… Continue reading

Ohio farmers made progress where conditions allowed last week, but fieldwork remained limited compared to many neighboring states.

USDA says 33% of Ohio corn was planted as of May 3, up from 20% the week before and ahead of the five-year average of 15%. Corn emergence reached 12%, also ahead of the 3% average.

Soybean planting also moved forward, with 30% of Ohio soybeans planted, compared to 19% last week and 14% on average. Soybeans emerged were reported at 10%, well ahead of the 2% five-year average.

Ohio winter wheat was 1% headed, behind the 3% average. The crop was rated 66% good to excellent, with 53% good and 13% excellent.

Oats were 53% planted, behind the 70% average, while 30% had emerged, compared to the 35% average.

Ohio had just 1.9 days suitable for fieldwork last week. Topsoil moisture was rated 10% very short, 4% short, 60% adequate and 26% surplus, while subsoil moisture was 12% very short, 11% short, 64% adequate and 13% surplus.… Continue reading

Ohio farmers made solid planting progress last week as field conditions improved, according to the latest USDA Crop Progress report.

Corn planting in Ohio reached 20% as of April 26, up from 9% the previous week and ahead of the five-year average of 6%. Corn emergence was reported at 3%.

Soybean planting also moved ahead, with Ohio at 19% planted, compared to 9% a week earlier and 7% on average. Soybean emergence was reported at 2%.

Oat planting reached 38% in Ohio, up from 18% last week but still behind the five-year average of 54%. Oats emerged stood at 15%, compared to the 20% average.

Winter wheat was rated 66% good to excellent, with 54% good and 12% excellent. Another 30% was rated fair, while 4% was poor to very poor. Winter wheat headed was reported at 1%.

Ohio had 4.8 days suitable for fieldwork last week, up from 3.9 the week before.… Continue reading

Ohio farmers made solid planting progress over the past week, getting both corn and soybeans off to a faster-than-normal start. USDA says corn planting reached 9% as of April 19, a significant jump from just 1% the previous week and well ahead of both last year’s 2% and the five-year average. Soybean planting is also at 9%, up from 1% last week and running ahead of the typical 2% pace for this time of year.

Oat planting in Ohio reached 18%, up from 10% the week prior, with 5% of the crop now emerged. That remains a bit behind the five-year average pace, but progress is continuing. Winter wheat condition across the state is rated 67% good to excellent, indicating the crop is holding in solid shape as it moves through spring.

An official 3.9 days suitable for fieldwork last week, but growers took advantage of available windows to push planting ahead.… Continue reading

In the latest USDA Crop Progress Report, 1% of Ohio’s corn crop and 1% of Ohio’s soybeans are planted. It moves the needle on an otherwise quiet five-year-average for the crops. Elsewhere, 10% of oats are in the ground, about half of the five-year-average, while 1% is emerged. Winter wheat is showing 3% very poor to poor, 32% fair, 55% good, and 10% excellent.

Click here to read the full report from USDA.… Continue reading

In the first USDA Crop Progress Report of the season, few numbers are on the board for Ohio with the exception of winter wheat ratings and oats. Ohio winter wheat is 1% very poor, 2% poor, 34% fair, 54% good, and 9% excellent. 5% of Ohio’s oats are planted, slightly behind the 7% five-year-average.

Nationally, 3% of the corn crop is planted and 28% of oats are in the ground.

Ohio topsoil moisture is 3% short, 54% adequate, and 43% surplus. Subsoil moisture is noted as 2% very short, 15% short, 68% adequate, and 15% surplus.

Click here to read the full report from USDA.… Continue reading