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. Analysts had expected a 2% number, according to a Reuters poll.

State Percent planted Change on week Change on year Difference from 5-year average
Arkansas 32 17 18 20
Illinois 7 4 5 5
Indiana 4 n/a n/a n/a
Iowa – n/a n/a n/a
Kansas 2 n/a n/a 1
Kentucky 10 n/a 8 7
Louisiana 30 12 10 13
Michigan – n/a n/a n/a
Minnesota – n/a n/a n/a
Mississippi 39 22 25 28
Missouri 8 3 3 5
Nebraska – n/a n/a n/a
North Carolina 1 n/a -1 n/a
North Dakota – n/a n/a n/a
Ohio 1 n/a n/a n/a
South Dakota – n/a n/a n/a
Tennessee 36 21 31 33
Wisconsin – n/a n/a n/a
18 States 6 n/a 4 4