Planting the 2018/19 soyabean crop in Brazil reached 34% of the total area, advancing 14% compared to last week, driven mainly by the pace of work in Mato Grosso, AgRural consultancy said. The sowing of this year’s oilseed is the fastest ever recorded in the country, surpassing the harvest of 2016/17, in which 28% of the total area was planted in the same period. This rhythm of planting means that Brazil may have more soyabeans harvested as early as January. This year’s number is well above the 20% recorded a year ago and 18% in the average of five years. Mato Grosso, the largest soyabean producer in the country, is the state with the greatest progress in the field, with 62% of the total planted area, compared to 34% in the previous week and 27% in the annual comparison. Paraná, which led the planting and is the second largest domestic producer of the commodity, slowed in the last week, due to the continuation of rains above average. The state reached 48% of the area, compared to 40% last week and 53% a year ago, according to AgRural, which confirmed data released earlier this week by the state government.
Src.: Portos e Navios