Soybean planting increased only four percentage points over the past week to 12% done, half of the five-year average. Traders expected soybean planting to reach 16% completed as of Sunday. In the top 13 production states, USDA showed planting at 38% in Arkansas (39% on average), 11% in Illinois (30%), 7% in Indiana (24%), 7% in Iowa (34%), 16% in Kansas (14%), 8% in Michigan (17%), 2% in Minnesota (25%), 7% in Missouri (14%), 28% in Nebraska (29%), 0% in North Dakota (6%), 4% in Ohio (14%), 5% in South Dakota (12%) and 6% in Wisconsin (15%).
USDA says 3% of the soybean crop was emerged as of Sunday, one point behind the five-year average.