| U.S. Soybean: Planting & Harvesting Dates | ||||||||||||
| Usual Planting Dates | Usual Harvesting Dates | |||||||||||
| State | Begin | Most Active | End | Begin | Most Active | End | ||||||
| Alabama | Apr 30 | May 25 - Jun 25 | Jul 3 | Sep 28 | Oct 28 - Nov 28 | Dec 8 | ||||||
| Arkansas | May 4 | May 25 - Jun 20 | Jul 7 | Sep 25 | Oct 15 - Nov 9 | Nov 29 | ||||||
| Delaware | May 18 | May 30 - Jun 28 | Jul 11 | Oct 5 | Oct 22 - Nov 14 | Nov 25 | ||||||
| Florida | May 1 | May 15 - Jun 15 | Jul 1 | Oct 1 | Oct 15 - Nov 15 | Nov 25 | ||||||
| Georgia | May 5 | May 25 - Jun 20 | Jul 5 | Oct 1 | Nov 1 - Nov 25 | Dec 15 | ||||||
| Illinois | May 6 | May 15 - Jun 9 | Jun 16 | Sep 23 | Oct 1 - Oct 19 | Nov 3 | ||||||
| Indiana | May 5 | May 15 - Jun 5 | Jun 20 | Sep 25 | Sep 30 - Oct 25 | Nov 5 | ||||||
| Iowa | May 4 | May 14 - Jun 2 | Jun 17 | Sep 21 | Oct 1 - Oct 15 | Oct 27 | ||||||
| Kansas | May 10 | May 25 - Jun 20 | Jul 5 | Sep 20 | Oct 5 - Oct 25 | Nov 15 | ||||||
| Kentucky | May 10 | May 25 - Jun 25 | Jul 5 | Oct 1 | Oct 18 - Nov 10 | Nov 18 | ||||||
| Louisiana | May 5 | May 18 - Jun 15 | Jul 5 | Sep 15 | Oct 4 - Oct 31 | Nov 20 | ||||||
| Maryland | May 11 | May 28 - Jun 26 | Jul 16 | Oct 5 | Oct 18 - Nov 15 | Dec 1 | ||||||
| Michigan | May 8 | May 18 - Jun 3 | Jun 15 | Sep 30 | Oct 12 - Oct 28 | Nov 7 | ||||||
| Minnesota | May 6 | May 16 - Jun 3 | Jun 23 | Sep 25 | Oct 4 - Oct 21 | Oct 30 | ||||||
| Mississippi | Apr 10 | Apr 25 - May 25 | Jul 1 | Aug 15 | Sep 15 - Oct 20 | Dec 3 | ||||||
| Missouri | May 5 | May 15 - Jul 1 | Jul 10 | Sep 25 | Oct 10 - Oct 30 | Nov 25 | ||||||
| Nebraska | May 9 | May 18 - Jun 4 | Jun 17 | Sep 19 | Sep 30 - Oct 15 | Oct 27 | ||||||
| New Jersey | May 30 | Jun 14 - Jul 14 | Jul 14 | Oct 1 | Oct 12 - Nov 10 | Nov 30 | ||||||
| North Carolina | May 1 | May 20 - Jun 30 | Jul 18 | Oct 10 | Nov 12 - Dec 3 | Dec 20 | ||||||
| North Dakota | May 12 | May 19 - May 29 | Jun 6 | Sep 16 | Sep 26 - Oct 11 | Oct 22 | ||||||
| Ohio | May 5 | May 10 - Jun 7 | Jun 23 | Sep 21 | Oct 1 - Oct 22 | Nov 10 | ||||||
| Oklahoma | Apr 20 | May 18 - Jun 22 | Jul 9 | Sep 17 | Oct 14 - Nov 17 | Dec 9 | ||||||
| Pennsylvania | May 10 | May 20 - Jun 10 | Jul 5 | Oct 5 | Oct 20 - Nov 10 | Nov 30 | ||||||
| South Carolina | May 10 | May 27 - Jun 27 | Jul 11 | Oct 20 | Nov 10 - Dec 10 | Dec 30 | ||||||
| South Dakota | May 10 | May 20 - Jun 6 | Jun 26 | Sep 21 | Oct 1 - Oct 23 | Nov 5 | ||||||
| Tennessee | May 10 | May 30 - Jun 25 | Jul 10 | Oct 5 | Oct 20 - Nov 15 | Dec 5 | ||||||
| Texas | Apr 16 | May 3 - Jun 14 | Jul 16 | Aug 13 | Sep 10 - Nov 1 | Dec 3 | ||||||
| Virginia | Apr 30 | May 20 - Jun 30 | Jul 10 | Oct 5 | Oct 25 - Nov 25 | Dec 10 | ||||||
| Wisconsin | May 5 | May 15 - Jun 20 | Jun 30 | Oct 1 | Oct 15 - Nov 1 | Nov 10 | ||||||
| Source: USDA NASS, Agricultural Handbook No. 628, December 1997 | ||||||||||||