# Have we missed the best planting window for 2025? - farmdoc

> March in Illinois ran 4-5 degrees warmer and 1-2 inches drier than normal, letting some fields be worked and planted by mid-March. A cold snap with below-freezing minimums was forecast for east-central Illinois, and NASS had not yet reported planted acreage as of March 30.

- Date: 2025-04-03 · published 2025-04-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13094-have-we-missed-the-best-planting-window-for-2025-farmdoc
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Early planting favors a normal crop calendar, but a freeze or wet spell after early planting could force replanting and trim yield expectations. The outlook is a modest supply risk for corn and soybeans.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-08-30 | [Farmers in S. Brazil Have Started Planting Their 2023/24 Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13632-farmers-in-s-brazil-have-started-planting-their-2023-24-corn.md) | -0.0% | -8.2% |
| CORN | 2024-09-13 | [Crop issues as the 2024 season winds down - farmdoc](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13150-crop-issues-as-the-2024-season-winds-down-farmdoc.md) | +2.9% | +3.8% |
| CORN | 2026-02-24 | [The 2025 growing season in Illinois: good but not great - farmdoc](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13014-the-2025-growing-season-in-illinois-good-but-not-great-farmdoc.md) | +1.5% | +7.0% |
| CORN | 2025-08-07 | [2025/26 Corn Planting in Brazil to Start Within Weeks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13478-2025-26-corn-planting-in-brazil-to-start-within-weeks.md) | -1.1% | +3.9% |
| CORN | 2018-06-14 | [Weather impacts still being felt in the Midwest \| Farm Progress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64384-weather-impacts-still-being-felt-in-the-midwest-farm-progress.md) | -3.8% | -6.7% |
| SOY | 2025-08-27 | [MS begins planting soybeans for the 2025/26 harvest on September 16 - Cultivar Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13479-ms-begins-planting-soybeans-for-the-2025-26-harvest-on-september-16-cultivar.md) | -1.2% | -1.9% |
| SOY | 2024-09-13 | [Crop issues as the 2024 season winds down - farmdoc](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13150-crop-issues-as-the-2024-season-winds-down-farmdoc.md) | +2.2% | +2.3% |
| SOY | 2026-02-24 | [The 2025 growing season in Illinois: good but not great - farmdoc](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13014-the-2025-growing-season-in-illinois-good-but-not-great-farmdoc.md) | +1.4% | +2.6% |

## Sources

- farmdoc.illinois.edu: https://farmdoc.illinois.edu/field-crop-production/have-we-missed-the-best-planting-window-for-2025.html

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