The USDA overnight released its latest estimate for progress on the US soybean harvest.

Investors had expected a 20% figure, according to a Reuters poll.

 

State Harvest progress (%)
Change on week Change on year Difference from 5-year average
Arkansas 61 11 18 26
Illinois 21 8 2 7
Indiana 14 6 -8 -2
Iowa 3 1 -12 -14
Kansas 13 7 9 3
Kentucky 36 8 9 16
Louisiana 80 7 3 9
Michigan 10 8 -2 -2
Minnesota 14 6 -5 -9
Mississippi 72 11 7 17
Missouri 14 7 4 6
Nebraska 5 2 -5 -12
North Carolina 7 4 0 0
North Dakota 22 9 15 6
Ohio 2 1 -17 -10
South Dakota 8 3 -3 -6
Tennessee 50 11 18 26
Wisconsin 5 N/A 0 -5
18 States 17 5 -1 0