US soybean plantings are showing a slightly slower-than-average pace, at this very early stage in the process.

The table below gives details of USDA data released overnight.

For the previous week’s data, click here.

State Planting progress (%)
Change on week Change on year Difference from 5-year average
Arkansas 12 +4 -12 -9
Illinois 1 +1 -15 -7
Indiana 0 0 -8 -4
Iowa 1 +1 -4 -2
Kansas 3 +2 +1 +2
Kentucky 5 +3 -8 -2
Louisiana 39 +16 +25 +8
Michigan 0 0 -4 -2
Minnesota 0 0 -2 -1
Mississippi 24 +14 -10 -10
Missouri 1 +1 -2 -1
Nebraska 3 +3 0 0
North Carolina 6 +6 -6 +2
North Dakota 0 0 0 0
Ohio 0 0 -8 -3
South Dakota 0 0 -1 -1
Tennessee 3 +2 -4 -1
Wisconsin 0 0 -2 -1
18 States 3 +2 -4 -2
Source: USDA. Planting progress data in percent. Other data in percentage points