Farmers in Minnesota and Louisiana Are Done Planting Soybeans

In its Crop Progress report released Monday, USDA reported that two states had 100% of their soybeans planted as of June 15. 

Farmers in Minnesota and Louisiana were the first of the top 18 soybean-growing states to have all of their 2025 crop planted. Here’s a closer look at progress and conditions in these two top states.

Minnesota

Minnesota soybean growers were the closest to wrapping up soybean planting the week ending June 8 — at that point, 99% of the crop was in the ground. By the week ending June 15, 100% of the state’s soybeans were planted. That’s ahead of normal for Minnesota. The five-year average is 97%, and progress a year ago was only 93%.

Agronomist Jared Goplen, whose coverage area includes part of southern Minnesota, said soybeans in his territory have been “slow-growing in most fields, considering how long some have been in the ground.” 

“The lack of sunshine and warm weather has held them back,” Goplen said. 

Still, emergence statewide is ahead of normal. According to the latest report, 94% of Minnesota’s soybeans had emerged by June 15, but the five-year average is just 88%. A year ago, only 77% had been planted.

Nearly three-quarters of the state’s soybean crop was rated good/excellent by USDA. Most of the rest was rated fair (21%), and only 5% was rated poor/very poor.

Minnesota Agronomist Tim Dahl said the soybean crop “looks good for the most part,” but in areas with high pH, iron deficiency chlorosis seems worse this year.  “We have a long season ahead of us yet,” Dahl said. “Herbicide programs that have ample residual will be at a premium.”

Louisiana

Louisiana farmers have also wrapped up soybean planting. 

Efforts by farmers in the Pelican State the week ending June 15 pushed the state’s soybean planting across the finish line, up from 98% the week prior. Like Minnesota, progress in Louisiana was a notch ahead of the five-year average of 97%. Last year at this time, 95% of the crop had been planted. 

Ninety-seven percent of Louisiana’s soybeans had emerged, as of the latest report, which is four points ahead of the five-year average and six points ahead of progress a year ago. 

Most of the crop in Louisiana is in good shape. USDA rated 72% good/excellent, 21% fair, and 7% poor. None was rated very poor.