Soybean planting has a week of good progress in Brazil

The planting of the new Brazilian soybean crop had a week of recovery in most of the country’s main growing states in the period between October 14 and 20. With greater moisture concentrated in the states of Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina, farm machines were able to advance at a better pace in the states of the Midwest and Southeast, which received some rain but in smaller amounts. Work has begun in states of the North and Northeast regions, although moisture is still low. The pace is now back within the five-year average for the period.

According to research carried out by SAFRAS & Mercado, through October 20, Brazilian growers had sown 28.6% of the total area expected for the country in the 2023/24 crop. The percentage is equivalent to approximately 13.029 mln hectares sown, out of a total of 45.619 mln hectares estimated for planting. The previous week, the percentage was 15.8%, while in the same period of the previous year the percentage was 32.4%. The five-year average for the period is 28.5%.

In Rio Grande do Sul, out of an expected total area of 6.6 mln hectares, 0.1% was sown. The week before, there was no data. In the same period last year, the percentage was 1%, while the five-year average for the period is 1.7%.

In Paraná, 49% of the area destined for soybeans was sown. The percentage is equivalent to approximately 2.891 mln hectares planted, out of a total of 5.9 mln hectares estimated for the state. The previous week, the percentage was 34%. In the same period last year, the percentage was 36%, while the five-year average for the period is 42.0%.

In Mato Grosso, out of an expected total area of 12.23 mln hectares, 61% have already been sown, equivalent to approximately 7.460 mln hectares. The previous week, the percentage was 65%. In the same period last year, the percentage was 67%, while the five-year average for the period is 55.4%.

In Mato Grosso do Sul, out of a total area estimated at 4.28 mln hectares, 27% were sown, or the equivalent of approximately 1.156 mln hectares. The previous week, the percentage was 9%. In the same period of 2022, the percentage was 29%, while the five-year average for the period is 30.4%.

In Goiás, out of an expected total area of 4.7 mln hectares, 20% were sown, or approximately 940 thousand hectares. The previous week, the percentage was 7%. In the same period last year, the percentage was 33%. The five-year average for the period is 25.8%.

In São Paulo, out of a total area estimated at 1.4 mln hectares, 13% were sown, equivalent to approximately 182 thousand hectares. The previous week, the percentage was 7%. In the same period of the previous year, the percentage was 35%. The five-year average for the period is 21.0%.

In Minas Gerais, out of an expected total area of 2.2 mln hectares, 8% were sown, or the equivalent of 176 thousand hectares. The previous week, the percentage was 2%. In the same period of the previous year, the percentage was 18%, while the five-year average for the period is 19.8%.

In Bahia, out of a total area estimated at 2 mln hectares, 4% were sown, or approximately 80 thousand hectares. The previous week, the percentage was 3%. In the same period last year, 3% had been sown. The five-year average for the period is 2.7%.

The climate maps again point to a period of greater moisture in the states of the Southern Region and in part of the state of São Paulo between October 22 and 28. In the other states in the central part of the country, rain is expected, but in smaller amounts. In the state of Bahia, practically no moisture is expected, while in the other states in the Northeast and North regions some moisture is expected, but with low accumulations.

In the period between October 29 and November 4, greater rainfall is expected in practically all the main growing states of the country, but with greater accumulations still being expected for the states of the South Region and the state of São Paulo.

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