With the soybean harvest completed in western Bahia, the region reached one of the best levels of production and productivity. With the second best result in history, behind only the 2017/18 harvest, the West harvested 6,026,400 tons of soy, 194,400 tons more than in the previous cycle. The expected productivity of 60 bags / ha, in the first survey carried out in March, increased by 3.33%, reaching 62 bags / ha. The numbers were already expected, as disclosed by Aiba’s Technical Council, in its first survey. However, to be cautious, the agency avoided making new estimates, fearing negative impacts caused by the drought in the months of November and December, a factor that delayed the planting of the oilseed. Due to this climatic event, there was replanting in about 5% of the area. It is known that low humidity causes problems with seed germination and, depending on the vigor, can affect the stage of development of plants. With the normalization of the rain cycle in the region, starting in January, the scenario was again favorable for soybean farmers. Corn, which is a crop more sensitive to the lack of rain, had a harvest considered normal. Currently, at a fast pace of harvest, with 40% of the area already completed, it has maintained the expected volume. “There are producers who have managed up to 220 bags per hectare. Others only produced 120 bags / ha. In general, we had an average productivity of 165 bags / ha, which is within the estimates ”, informed the president of the Technical Council, Landino José Dutkevics. He recalled that the corn produced in the west of Bahia is of good quality, has prices considered good for the time – between R $ 37.00 and R $ 38.00 per bag -, in addition to being a fundamental agricultural product for the Northeastern economy, a since it is widely used for human consumption and animal nutrition. The expectation is that the cereal will reach 1.5 million tons in the region. The region’s three main crops are expected to yield a crop of 9.3 million tonnes of grain and fiber. The initial forecast was 9.1 million. The figures confirm the agricultural vocation and the high production power of western Bahia, which year after year has surpassed its own brand.
Source: Universo Agro / Datagro