Nationally, 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.
Ohio farmers intend to plant less corn and more soybean acreage in 2025 than they did last year, according to Ben Torrance, State Statistician, USDA NASS, Ohio Field Office.
Ohio corn producers intend to plant 3.25 million acres of corn this spring, down 4 percent from last year. Ohio soybean acreage is forecast at 5.10 million acres for 2025, up 1 percent from last year. Hay harvested area for 2025 is estimated at 830 thousand acres, up 5 percent from 2024. This includes alfalfa, grain, and all other types of hay intended to be harvested for dry hay.
Winter wheat acreage for 2025 harvest is estimated at 570,000 acres, up 10 percent from the previous year.
U.S. 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.