The US Department of Agriculture overnight published its latest assessment of US soybean sowings progress for the 2025/26 crop.
Traders had expected an 86% 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 | 84 | +4 | -7 | +1 | 
| Illinois | 86 | +11 | +6 | +2 | 
| Indiana | 81 | +10 | +2 | -2 | 
| Iowa | 96 | +4 | +14 | +5 | 
| Kansas | 72 | +5 | +7 | +7 | 
| Kentucky | 60 | +8 | -2 | -6 | 
| Louisiana | 96 | +2 | +7 | +5 | 
| Michigan | 82 | +15 | +5 | +1 | 
| Minnesota | 97 | +6 | +18 | +12 | 
| Mississippi | 83 | +4 | -11 | -8 | 
| Missouri | 79 | +7 | +13 | +16 | 
| Nebraska | 95 | +4 | +6 | +2 | 
| North Carolina | 72 | +4 | +4 | +6 | 
| North Dakota | 80 | +22 | +16 | +19 | 
| Ohio | 66 | +14 | -11 | -11 | 
| South Dakota | 87 | +8 | +14 | +7 | 
| Tennessee | 65 | +6 | -2 | 0 | 
| Wisconsin | 90 | +10 | +9 | +4 | 
| 18 States | 84 | +8 | +7 | +4 |