date:May 22, 2013
an-producing state, and up from 1% as of May 12. In Illinois, typically the second largest producing soybean state, a total of 19% of the crop was planted as of May 19, lagging the 35% five-year average but up sharply from no soybeans planted as of May 12.
Only 3% of the crop in the 18 main soybean-growing states was emerged as of May 19, down from 14% as the five-year average, the U.S.D.A. said.