The US Department of Agriculture overnight published its latest data on US soybean sowings progress.
The table below gives details of the data. Analysts had expected a 35% number, according to a Reuters poll.
| State | Percent planted | Change on week | Change on year | Difference from 5-year average |
| Arkansas | 73 | 12 | 17 | 26 |
| Illinois | 46 | 10 | 15 | 14 |
| Indiana | 44 | 9 | 21 | 25 |
| Iowa | 27 | 16 | -9 | -2 |
| Kansas | 25 | 10 | 3 | 8 |
| Kentucky | 61 | 11 | 35 | 35 |
| Louisiana | 84 | 7 | 5 | 26 |
| Michigan | 3 | 0 | -15 | -12 |
| Minnesota | 27 | 12 | 6 | 12 |
| Mississippi | 77 | 11 | 14 | 20 |
| Missouri | 30 | 8 | 2 | 7 |
| Nebraska | 40 | 21 | 9 | 17 |
| North Carolina | 24 | 12 | 0 | 5 |
| North Dakota | 2 | n/a | -7 | -1 |
| Ohio | 30 | 11 | 9 | 16 |
| South Dakota | 14 | 7 | -8 | 4 |
| Tennessee | 69 | 7 | 35 | 44 |
| Wisconsin | 10 | 7 | -5 | -3 |
| 18 States | 33 | 10 | 5 | 10 |
