The US Department of Agriculture overnight published its first data of the season on soybean sowings progress.

The table below gives details of the data.

State Percent planted Change on week Change on year Difference from 5-year average
Arkansas 14 +3 -10 +3
Illinois 2 +1 -2 0
Indiana – n/a n/a n/a
Iowa 1 n/a -1 0
Kansas – n/a n/a n/a
Kentucky 2 +1 -6 -2
Louisiana 22 +11 +3 +5
Michigan – n/a n/a n/a
Minnesota – n/a n/a n/a
Mississippi 15 +9 0 +4
Missouri 5 +2 -2 +3
Nebraska – n/a n/a n/a
North Carolina 2 +1 n/a n/a
North Dakota – n/a n/a n/a
Ohio – n/a n/a n/a
South Dakota – n/a n/a n/a
Tennessee 5 3 -2 +2
Wisconsin – n/a n/a n/a
18 States 2 n/a -1 0