The harvest of the 2018/19 soyabean crop reached 36% of the cultivated area in Brazil until Thursday of last week, AgRural said in a weekly survey. The work advanced 10% from the previous week and remain ahead of the 17% observed in the same period of last year and 19% of the average of five years. “Although the harvest of the 2018/19 crop continues with a large advantage over last year and the historical average, it has lost some rhythm in some areas due to rains in much of the country last week,” AgRural said. recalled that the rains were beneficial in areas that are filling grain, such as Rio Grande do Sul and Matopiba States (acronym formed with the initials of the states of Maranhão, Tocantins, Piauí and Bahia). The state in which the harvest is most advanced is Mato Grosso, with 71% of the area. Next, Goiás (52%) and Paraná (38%) appear. “The only states that do not yet appear on the harvest table, due to their latest schedule, are Rio Grande do Sul and Piauí,” says the consultancy. AgRural projects Brazilian soya production at 112.5 million tons in the crop 2018/19. In March, there will be a new revision of the production estimate, which was already cut by 4.4 million tons in early February.
Source: Revista Globo Rural