The soyabean harvest in Paraná reached 72% of the 5.428 million hectares of cultivated area in the beginning of the week, according to the Department of Rural Economy (Deral) of the State Agriculture and Supply Secretariat. On the oilseed crop, 83% were in good condition, 15% in the average situation and 2% were considered not good. Of the total planted, 1% were in flowering, 16% in fruiting and 83% in maturation. Deral also reported that the first harvest of corn in Paraná reached 66% of the area expected. Of the total planted, of 356K hectares, 13% were in fructification and 87% in maturation. In addition, 84% of the plantations had good condition and 16%, average condition. As for the second crop of the cereal, the planting advanced to 94% of the expected area of 2.203 million hectares. Of the total cultivated, 4% were in germination, 74% in vegetative development, 19% in flowering and 3% in fruiting.
Source: Revista Globo Rural