Even with this recent slowdown, Illinois soybean is ahead of most of the Corn Belt, with 57% of the soybean crop planted by May 10, up 11 percentage points from the previous week. This is also well ahead of both last year (48%) and the five-year average (47% for 2021-2025). Corn planting has also progressed at a near-normal pace, with 54% planted by May 10, up 16 percentage points from last week.