Brazil: soybean harvest reaches 44% of cultivated area

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Last week’s drier weather in several parts of Brazil boosted the harvest of the 2021/22 soybean harvest, which, on Thursday, February 24, reached 44% of the cultivated area in the country, against 33% a week earlier and 25% in the same period last year.

Mato Grosso State continues in the lead, with 79%, but the highlight of the week was the rapid advance recorded in Mato Grosso do Sul and Goiás, where more than half the area is already harvested.

In the South of the country, the later crops, which are still filling out the grains, received some sparse rains. Even if spotty, these rains brought relief, and new volumes are expected in the coming days.

However, the beginning of the harvest in Rio Grande do Sul already reveals meager yields in a scenario similar to the west of Paraná. In this region, the harvest is almost complete.

In Mato Grosso, the soybean harvest is advancing relatively quickly, in between the rains, but the problems with excess humidity and damaged grains continue due to constant rainfall.

There are also quality problems caused by rain in parts of Minas Gerais, Bahia, Piauí, and Rondônia.

CORN

The corn harvest of 2022 was 64% sown in the Center-South of Brazil by February 24, compared to 53% in the previous week and 39% one year ago.

There is concern over the lack of soil moisture in Paraná, Sao Paulo, and southern Mato Grosso do Sul, as recent rains, though welcome, have been very sparse.

Finally, the harvest of summer corn reached 37% of the area in South-Central Brazil, compared to 28% at the same time last year.

With information from AgRural