BRAZIL HAS ALREADY HARVESTED MORE THAN HALF OF THE SOYA PLANTED AREA

The 2018/2019 soyabean crop has already passed half of the area sown in the country. According to a survey by Safras & Mercado, 52.1% of the estimated area was withdrawn, with data collected by March 8th. There was progress of 7.1% compared to the previous week, when the harvest was 45%. The work is ahead of the same period last year (45.7%), and also ahead of the average for the period, of 46.4%. According to the analyst, Evandro Oliveira, due to the rains, the harvesting works showed moderate advance in the week. Central West is still well developed, but the climate remains humid in some regions.

Source: Canal Rural