Farming Simulator 25: Best Early Game Crops to Focus On

Key Takeaways

Start with spinach for fast growth & continuous profit.
Canola yields $8000 profit at game start.
Barley is resistant, high-yielding, & easy to manage.

The most important thing to do when starting a new farm in Farming Simulator 25 is to focus on the right crops because that’s what’s going to increase profits to get better equipment and make farming more efficient.

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It’s also recommended to check the seasonal calendar, which can be accessed in the game menu. This will give an indication of when crops can be planted and harvested. One month usually lasts a day, so a wide range of seeds will be available from the get-go. Here are the best ones to focus on in the early game.

Spinach

Fast Growth

Growth Duration: 3 months
Planting Season: March to May
Average Selling Price: $650

Spinach is one of the new crops introduced with Farming Simulator 25, and its main draw is that it has a super fast growth time of only three months. It has the lowest average selling price out of the crops on this list, but with how quickly it can be harvested over a year, it ends up balancing out. As such, it makes for a great starting crop to continuously produce profit across the months and seasons.

The drawback of spinach is that it can only be harvested with the OXBO MKB-4TR harvester. This can be worked around, though, because its planting season starts later in the year. Essentially, focusing on other contracts and planting other crops will make enough profit to get the harvester, and by the time the spinach is planted, it’ll start paying for itself.

Canola

Ideal Planting Season

Growth Duration: 11 months
Planting Season: August and September
Average Selling Price: $1800

Canola is one of the best crops to start with for the simple reason that its planting and harvest season are in August, which is when the game starts. It’s also a grain, which is a great beginner-friendly crop with a high selling price. The only caveat with Canola is that it takes almost a year to get to its harvesting season, so it takes some time before it can be sold for profit.

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The guided tour on the “New Farmer” setting has Grandpa asking the farmer to plant Canola, though, which means a field of it will be ready as the game starts. This means a field will be ready to go without the worry of buying seeds or planting first, making a profit come to about $8000 for a nice lump sum on an early-game farm.

Wheat

High Yield and High Profit

Growth Duration: 10 months
Planting Season: September and October
Average Selling Price: $1000

Wheat is another grain crop that gives a nice start in Farming Simulator 25, especially because it has one of the highest yields among grains. It can be planted early on in September, but it does take a little longer to get to its harvest season – which is in July and August. It doesn’t start with as high a profit margin as Canola does, but because prices change over time, Wheat can still yield a really nice profit.

A ton of other equipment to plant and harvest wheat is also not needed. In fact, on a “New Flayer” farm, in fact, everything needed to plant and harvest wheat is immediately available. Additionally, this crop is nice to have in stock because it can be turned into straw bales.

Oats

Fast Growth and High Profit

Growth Duration: 4 months
Planting Season: March and April
Average Selling Price: $1600

Getting caught unprepared in Farming Simulator 25 is never ideal, and having a high straw yield with oats means that animals can be fed more efficiently when they become a bigger part of the farm. Because of how quickly it grows at only four months, oats can also easily be just as profitable as barley or wheat.

The main issue with oats is that it has the lowest yield overall on this list, only giving 5,700l per hectare. This tends to balance out, though, because of how quickly it grows, and its higher starting price compared to the other grains.

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Barley

Best Yield and Easy to Manage

Growth Duration: 9 months
Planting Season: September and October
Average Selling Price: $1000

This list mostly contains grains for one simple reason – they are easy to manage, the same equipment is used to harvest them all, and they can make a lot of money within the first couple of years on the farm.

Barley is probably the best out of all the grains because it’s the most resistant grain crop in Farming Simulator 25, it has the best yield out of all grains, and it can make a lot of money. Because of its resistance, it doesn’t need much attention while it’s growing, and having a high yield (alongside a high straw yield) means that the barley fields will be essential even into the later game stages. It does take a little more time to grow at nine months, but it balances out due to its high yield.