The US Department of Agriculture overnight published its latest assessment of US soybean sowings progress for the 2025/26 crop.
Traders had expected a 7% figure, according to a Reuters poll.
The table below gives details of the data.
| State | Percent planted | Change on week | Change on year | Difference from 5-year average |
| Arkansas | 32 | +18 | -9 | +12 |
| Illinois | 10 | +8 | 0 | +3 |
| Indiana | 3 | #N/A | +1 | 0 |
| Iowa | 11 | +10 | +4 | +8 |
| Kansas | 5 | #N/A | 0 | +3 |
| Kentucky | 7 | +5 | -5 | -2 |
| Louisiana | 56 | +34 | +17 | +28 |
| Michigan | – | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A |
| Minnesota | 3 | #N/A | -1 | +2 |
| Mississippi | 35 | +20 | +9 | +12 |
| Missouri | 15 | +10 | 0 | +9 |
| Nebraska | 2 | #N/A | 0 | +1 |
| North Carolina | 7 | 5 | +2 | +4 |
| North Dakota | – | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A |
| Ohio | – | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A |
| South Dakota | – | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A |
| Tennessee | 15 | +10 | -1 | +8 |
| Wisconsin | 2 | #N/A | 0 | +1 |
| 18 States | 8 | +6 | +1 | +3 |
