A map shows soybean planting progress in 18 top growing states compared to respective five-year averages, as of the May 4 USDA Crop Progress report: Arkansas (58% compared to 42%), Illinois (33% compared to 34%), Indiana (25% compared to 20%), Iowa (38% compared to 34%), Kansas (23% compared to 17%), Kentucky (28% compared to 27%), Louisiana (80% compared to 54%), Michigan (20% compared to 15%), Minnesota (22% compared to 20%), Mississippi (64% compared to 54%), Missouri (28% compared to 20%), Nebraska (34% compared to 26%), North Carolina (25% compared to 18%), North Dakota (10% compared to 2%), Ohio (23% compared to 13%), South Dakota (25% compared to 9%), Tennessee (35% compared to 23%), Wisconsin (17% compared to 14%).