Monday, March 31, 2025

Monday March 31 Prospective Plantings & Grain Stocks report - NE - IA - US

 NEBRASKA 2025 PROSPECTIVE PLANTINGS

Nebraska corn growers intend to plant 10.6 million acres this year, up 5% from 2024, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Soybean planted acreage is expected to be 5.00 million acres, down 6% from last year.

All hay acreage to be harvested is expected to total 2.15 million acres, down 9% from 2024.

Winter wheat acres seeded in the fall of 2024 are estimated at 970,000 acres, down 3% from last year.

Sorghum growers in Nebraska intend to plant 275,000 acres, down 5% from a year ago.

Oat intentions are estimated at 130,000 acres, up 8% from last year.

Dry edible bean acreage intentions are estimated at 120,000 acres, down 8% from 2024.

Sugarbeet growers expect to plant 46,000 acres, down 3% from last year.

Sunflower producers expect to plant 31,000 acres, up 10% from 2024. Oil varieties account for 27,000 acres, up 4% from a year ago. Non-oil varieties made up the balance of 4,000 acres, up 74% from the previous year.

Dry edible pea acreage intentions are estimated at 13,000 acres, down 50% from last year.

Estimates in this report are based on a survey conducted during the first two weeks of March.



Iowa Prospective Plantings


Iowa farmers intend to plant 13.5 million acres of corn for all purposes in 2025 according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service – Prospective Plantings report. This is up 600,000 acres from 2024.

Producers intend to plant 9.60 million acres of soybeans in Iowa this year. This is 450,000 acres lower than 2024.

Iowa farmers intend to plant 150,000 acres of oats for all purposes. This is up 5,000 acres from last year.

Farmers in Iowa expect to harvest 1.01 million acres of all dry hay for the 2025 crop year. This is 10,000 acres above last year.



USDA Prospective Plantings 2025

Corn Planted Acreage Up 5 Percent from 2024
Soybean Acreage Down 4 Percent
All Wheat Acreage Down 2 Percent
All Cotton Acreage Down 12 Percent


Corn planted area for all purposes in 2025 is estimated at 95.3 million acres, up 5 percent or 4.73 million acres from last year. Compared with last year, planted acreage is expected to be up or unchanged in 40 of the 48 estimating States.

Soybean planted area for 2025 is estimated at 83.5 million acres, down 4 percent from last year. Compared with last year, planted acreage is down or unchanged in 23 of the 29 estimating States.

All wheat planted area for 2025 is estimated at 45.4 million acres, down 2 percent from 2024. If realized, this represents the second lowest all wheat planted area since records began in 1919. The 2025 winter wheat planted area, at 33.3 million acres, is down 2 percent from the previous estimate and down less than 1 percent from last year. Of this total, about 23.6 million acres are Hard Red Winter, 6.09 million acres are Soft Red Winter, and 3.66 million acres are White Winter. Area expected to be planted to other spring wheat for 2025 is estimated at 10.0 million acres, down 6 percent from 2024 estimate. Of this total, about 9.40 million acres are Hard Red Spring wheat. Durum planted area for 2025 is expected to total 2.02 million acres, down 2 percent from the previous year.

All cotton planted area for 2025 is estimated at 9.87 million acres, down 12 percent from last year. Upland area is estimated at 9.71 million acres, down 12 percent from 2024. American Pima area is estimated at 157,000 acres, down 24 percent from 2024.



NEBRASKA MARCH 1, 2025 GRAIN STOCKS


Nebraska corn stocks in all positions on March 1, 2025 totaled 949 million bushels, up 17% from 2024, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Of the total, 500 million bushels are stored on farms, up 2% from a year ago. Off-farm stocks, at 449 million bushels, are up 39% from last year.

Soybeans stored in all positions totaled 146 million bushels, up 20% from last year. On-farm stocks of 39.5 million bushels are down 4% from a year ago, but off-farm stocks, at 106 million bushels, are up 31% from 2024.

Wheat stored in all positions totaled 33.5 million bushels, up 51% from a year ago. On-farm stocks of 1.95 million bushels are down 43% from 2024, but off-farm stocks of 31.6 million bushels are up 68% from last year.

Sorghum stored in all positions totaled 11.2 million bushels, up 179% from 2024. On-farm stocks of 530,000 bushels are up 4% from a year ago and off-farm holdings of 10.6 million bushels are up 204% from last year.

Oats stored on-farm stocks of 320,000 bushels are up 28% from 2024.

Barley off-farm stocks totaled 81,000 bushels.


IOWA

Corn Stocks by Position - States and United States: March 1, 2024 and 2025 (1,000 bushels) 

2024: on farm 890,000 - off farm  527,598 - total  1,417,598
2025: on farm 790,000 -  off farm 681,769 - total  1,471,769

Soybean Stocks by Position - States and United States: March 1, 2024 and 2025 (1,000 bushels)
2024:  on farm 145,000 - off farm 168,023 - total  313,023    
2025:  on farm 160,000 - off farm 199,894 - total  359,894



USDA March 1 '25 Grain Stocks

Corn Stocks Down 2 Percent from March 2024
Soybean Stocks Up 4 Percent
All Wheat Stocks Up 14 Percent

Corn stocks in all positions on March 1, 2025 totaled 8.15 billion bushels, down 2 percent from March 1, 2024. Of the total stocks, 4.50 billion bushels were stored on farms, down 11 percent from a year earlier. Off-farm stocks, at 3.65 billion bushels, are up 12 percent from a year ago. The December 2024 - February 2025 indicated disappearance is 3.92 billion bushels, compared with 3.82 billion bushels during the same period last year.

Soybeans stored in all positions on March 1, 2025 totaled 1.91 billion bushels, up 4 percent from March 1, 2024. Soybean stocks stored on farms are estimated at 877 million bushels, down 6 percent from a year ago. Off-farm stocks, at 1.03 billion bushels, are up 13 percent from last March. Indicated disappearance for the December 2024 - February 2025 quarter totaled 1.19 billion bushels, up 3 percent from the same period a year earlier.

All wheat stored in all positions on March 1, 2025 totaled 1.24 billion bushels, up 14 percent from a year ago. On-farm stocks are estimated at 307 million bushels, up 13 percent from last March. Off-farm stocks, at 930 million bushels, are up 14 percent from a year ago. The December 2024 - February 2025 indicated disappearance is 336 million bushels, 1 percent above the same period a year earlier.

Grain sorghum stored in all positions on March 1, 2025 totaled 150 million bushels, up 42 percent from a year ago. On-farm stocks, at 14.9 million bushels, are up 35 percent from last March. Off-farm stocks, at 135 million bushels, are up 43 percent from a year earlier. The December 2024 - February 2025 indicated disappearance from all positions is 62.2 million bushels, 26 percent below the same period last year.




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