DES MOINES — Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship provides a weather summary each week during this time.

“April has been a particularly wet month as the Midwest remains locked into an active storm track. We expect the wet weather to continue over the next several days. I encourage Iowans to stay weather aware this week, as multiple rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms are possible,” said Secretary Naig. “Though the rain may slow fieldwork, it is helping recharge soil moisture. We have seen substantial improvement in drought conditions in southern Iowa.”

The weekly report is also available on the USDA’s website at nass.usda.gov.

Crop Report

Corn planting in Iowa reached 1 percent complete for the week ending April 12, 2026, which is 1 percentage point behind last year, when 2 percent of the crop had been planted. No soybean planting has been reported, which is 1 percentage point behind 2025, when 1% of the crop had been planted. There were 2.6 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending April 12, 2026. This is 3.3 days less than last year, when there were 5.9 days suitable for fieldwork. Topsoil moisture conditions across Iowa were rated 3 percent very short, 11 percent short, 70 percent adequate, and 16 percent surplus.