Oklahoma’s 2025 crop outlook is shaping up to be one of the strongest in years, with major gains forecast across corn, sorghum, soybeans, cotton, and peanuts.
Corn for Grain
- Production: Forecasted at 58,880,000 bushels, a significant increase from 40,180,000 bushels in 2024.
- Yield: Forecasted at 128.0 bushels per acre, up from 98.0 in 2024.
- Harvested Area: Forecasted at 460,000 acres, an increase from 410,000 acres in 2024.
Sorghum for Grain
- Production: Forecasted at 22,200,000 bushels, a large jump from 12,870,000 bushels in 2024.
- Yield: A record high is forecasted at 60.0 bushels per acre, up from 39.0 in 2024.
- Harvested Area: Forecasted at 370,000 acres, up from 330,000 acres in 2024.
Soybeans for Beans
- Production: Forecasted at 10,560,000 bushels, an increase from 8,100,000 bushels in 2024.
- Yield: A record high is forecasted at 33.0 bushels per acre, a significant rise from 20.0 in 2024.
- Harvested Area: Forecasted at 320,000 acres, a decrease from 405,000 acres in 2024.
Upland Cotton
- Production: Forecasted at 470,000 bales (480-pound bales), a major increase from 270,000 bales in 2024.
- Yield: Forecasted at 820 pounds per acre, up from 701 pounds per acre in 2024.
- Harvested Area: Forecasted at 275,000 acres, up from 185,000 acres in 2024.
Peanuts
- Production: Forecasted at 77,900,000 pounds, a slight increase from 73,980,000 pounds in 2024.
- Yield: Forecasted at 4,100 pounds per acre, nearly identical to the 2024 yield of 4,110 pounds per acre.
- Harvested Area: Forecasted at 19,000 acres, up from 18,000 acres in 2024.
Corn production for grain is forecast at 16.8 billion bushels, down less than 1 percent from the previous forecast but up 12 percent from 2024. If realized, this would be the highest grain production on record for the United States. Based on conditions as of November 1, yields are expected to average a record high 186.0 bushels per acre, down 0.7 bushel from the previous forecast but up 6.7 bushels from last year. Area harvested for grain is forecast at 90.0 million acres, unchanged from the previous forecast but up 8 percent from the previous year.
Soybean production for beans is forecast at 4.25 billion bushels, down 1 percent from the previous forecast and down 3 percent from 2024. Based on conditions as of November 1, yields are expected to average a record high 53.0 bushels per acre, down 0.5 bushel from the previous forecast but up 2.3 bushels from 2024. Area harvested for beans in the United States is forecast at 80.3 million acres, unchanged from the previous forecast but down 7 percent from 2024.
All cotton production is forecast at 14.1 million 480-pound bales, up 7 percent from the previous forecast but down 2 percent from 2024. Based on conditions as of November 1, yields are expected to average 919 pounds per harvested acre, up 58 pounds from the previous forecast and up 33 pounds from 2024. Upland cotton production is forecast at 13.7 million 480-pound bales, up 6 percent from the previous forecast but down 1 percent from 2024. Pima cotton production is forecast at 380,000 bales, up 23 percent from the previous forecast but down 19 percent from 2024.
