US soybean plantings reached the half-way mark as of Sunday, US Department of Agriculture data show. That was 1 point above the figure expected by investors, as polled by Reuters.

The table below gives details of weekly USDA data.

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State Planting progress (%)
Change on week Change on year Difference from 5-year average
Arkansas 71 +14 +2 +7
Illinois 62 +24 -17 +5
Indiana 50 +22 -16 -3
Iowa 69 +35 -19 +2
Kansas 49 +17 -1 +9
Kentucky 51 +10 -2 +11
Louisiana 97 +8 +41 +18
Michigan 47 +15 -32 +1
Minnesota 32 +21 -64 -36
Mississippi 89 +9 +8 +13
Missouri 38 +19 -5 -2
Nebraska 72 +28 -11 +3
North Carolina 61 +17 +11 +18
North Dakota 7 +5 -65 -40
Ohio 36 +18 -25 -7
South Dakota 34 +19 -47 -13
Tennessee 53 +17 0 +9
Wisconsin 49 +23 -31 +1
18 States 50 +20 -23 -5
Source: USDA. Planting progress data in percent. Other data in percentage points