The US Department of Agriculture overnight published its latest assessment of US soybean sowings progress for the 2025/26 crop.
Traders had expected a 65% 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 | 76 | +7 | -5 | +9 |
| Illinois | 67 | +16 | +12 | +3 |
| Indiana | 59 | +18 | +12 | +7 |
| Iowa | 84 | +20 | +26 | +13 |
| Kansas | 57 | +22 | +15 | +14 |
| Kentucky | 43 | +8 | -2 | -3 |
| Louisiana | 89 | +8 | +11 | +14 |
| Michigan | 53 | +24 | +14 | +3 |
| Minnesota | 81 | +29 | +34 | +26 |
| Mississippi | 76 | +5 | -9 | -2 |
| Missouri | 59 | +19 | +18 | +18 |
| Nebraska | 80 | +18 | +23 | +12 |
| North Carolina | 54 | +14 | +8 | +11 |
| North Dakota | 46 | +20 | +17 | +23 |
| Ohio | 40 | +15 | +1 | +1 |
| South Dakota | 71 | +20 | +37 | +28 |
| Tennessee | 53 | +9 | +1 | +8 |
| Wisconsin | 66 | +26 | +12 | +13 |
| 18 States | 66 | +18 | +16 | +13 |