The 2025 September USDA Crop Production report shows all of the spring planted crops in Oklahoma are looking at higher yields and bigger production versus 2024.
They are led by the 2025 Oklahoma Cotton Crop– with 275,000 acres expected to be harvested this fall from the 390,000 acres planted this spring- with the September report estimating 820 pounds per acre of yield- that could bring in 470,000 bales, up from the 270,000 produced in 2024- that production is 74% bigger than the 2024 cotton crop in the state.
The spring crop that saw the most acres planted in 2025 across the state was corn with 540,000 acres planted. Farmers are now expected to harvest 460,000 acres for grain with a yield predicted by USDA of 130 bushels per acre netting 59.8 million bushels, 48% larger than the 2024 crop.
Soybeans saw the biggest drop in planted acres across the state in 2025- with farmers planting 27% fewer acres in Oklahoma in 2025 versus 2024- 370,000 acres were planted to soybeans this spring, with 320 thousand acres expected to be harvested this season. Despite a twenty one percent drop in harvested acres this year versus 2024- farmers raising 29 bushels per acre versus just 20 BPA last year is resulting in a 9.28 million bushel crop- slightly higher than the 8.1 million bushel crop of 2024.
Grain sorghum acres and yield are both up in 2025- the 370,000 acres USDA has predicted to be harvested for 2025- coupled with a 51 bushel per acre yield, will result in a 47% larger grain sorghum crop in Oklahoma in 2025- 18.87 million bushels expected versus 12.87 million bushels brought in in 2024.
Finally- the 2025 Peanut crop is predicted to be an 83.6 million pound crop- up from the 75.6 million pound crop of 2024- based on a 4,400 pound yield per acre on 19,000 acres.
Nationally, Corn production for grain is forecast at 16.8 billion bushels, up less than 1 percent from the previous forecast and up 13 percent from 2024. If realized, this would be the highest grain production on record for the United States. Based on conditions as of September 1, yields are expected to average a record high 186.7 bushels per acre, down 2.1 bushels from the previous forecast but up 7.4 bushels from last year. Total planted area, at 98.7 million acres, is up 2 percent from the previous estimate and up 9 percent from the previous year. Area harvested for grain is forecast at 90.0 million acres, up
2 percent from the previous forecast and up 9 percent from the previous year.
Soybean production for beans is forecast at 4.30 billion bushels, up less than 1 percent from the previous forecast but down 2 percent from 2024. Based on conditions as of September 1, yields are expected to average a record high 53.5 bushels per acre, down 0.1 bushel from the previous forecast but up 2.8 bushels from 2024. Total planted area, at 81.1 million acres, is up less than 1 percent from the previous estimate but down 7 percent from the previous year. Area harvested for beans in the United States is forecast at 80.3 million acres, up less than 1 percent from the previous forecast but down 7 percent from 2024.
All cotton production is forecast at 13.2 million 480-pound bales, up slightly from the previous forecast but down 8 percent from 2024. Based on conditions as of September 1, yields are expected to average 861 pounds per harvested acre, down 1 pound from the previous forecast and down 25 pounds from 2024. Upland cotton production is forecast at 12.9 million 480-pound bales, up 1 percent from the previous forecast but down 7 percent from 2024. Pima cotton production is forecast at 309,000 bales, down 15 percent from the previous forecast and down 34 percent from 2024. All cotton planted area totaled 9.30 million acres, up less than 1 percent from the previous forecast but down 17 percent from All cotton area harvested is forecast at 7.37 million acres, up less than 1 percent from the previous forecast but
down 6 percent from 2024.
