Planting of the new Brazilian soybean crop reaches the final stretch

The planting of the new Brazilian soybean crop had another week of good evolution in the main producing states between November 27 and December 3.

With work already completed in the states of Paraná, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, and Goiás, very few areas remain to be sown in the other states of the Midwest and Southeast regions.

According to a survey carried out by SAFRAS & Mercado, until December 3, Brazilian producers sowed 94.5% of the total area expected for the country in the 2021/22 season. The percentage is equivalent to approximately 38.296 mln hectares sown, out of a total of 40.510 mln hectares estimated for planting. In the week earlier, the percentage was 90.6%. In the same period of the previous year, the percentage reached 88.9%, while the five-year average for the period is 91.7%.

In Rio Grande do Sul, out of an expected total area of ​​6.33 mln hectares, 81% were sown, or approximately 5.127 mln hectares, against 69% the week earlier. In the same period of the previous year, the percentage was 62%, while the five-year average for the period is 78.2%.

In Paraná, 100% of the area destined for soybeans were sown. The percentage is equivalent to 5.65 mln hectares estimated for the state. In the week earlier, the percentage was 99%. In the same period last year, the percentage reached 100%, while the five-year average is 99.2% for the period.

In Mato Grosso, out of an expected total area of ​​10.95 mln hectares, 100% were sown. In the week earlier, the percentage was 100%. In the same period of the previous year, the percentage was 100%. The five-year average for the period is 99.6%.

In Mato Grosso do Sul, the planting is complete in an estimated total area of ​​3.57 mln hectares. In the week earlier, the percentage was 100%, while in the same period last year the percentage was 100%. The five-year average for the period is 99.8%.

In Goiás, out of a total area estimated at 3.88 mln hectares, 100% were sown. In the week earlier, the percentage was 99%, while in the same period last year, the percentage was 94%. The five-year average for the period is 97.4%.

In São Paulo, from a total area estimated at 1.22 mln hectares, 99% were sown, or approximately 1.208 mln hectares. In the week earlier, the percentage was 98%. In the same period of the previous year, the percentage was 95%, while the five-year average for the period is 97.2%.

In Minas Gerais, the percentage sown reaches 99% of a total area estimated at 2 mln hectares, equivalent to approximately 1.98 mln hectares. In the week earlier, the percentage was 98%. In the same period last year, the percentage was 98%, while the five-year average for the period is 96.2%.
In Bahia, from a total area estimated at 1.72 mln hectares, 92% were sown, or approximately 1.582 mln hectares. In the week earlier, the percentage was 85%, while in the same period last year the percentage was 90%. The five-year average for the period is 85.4%.

Weather maps point to another week of large accumulations of rain in the states of Mato Grosso, Goiás, Minas Gerais, and in the states of the North and Northeast regions between December 3 and 9. The other states of the Midwest and Southeast regions have little or no moisture, as well as in the states of the South Region.

In the period between December 10 and 16, rainfall should continue at high levels in the same states as in the previous period, but the other states in the Midwest and Southeast regions should receive some moisture. In the South Region again, little or no moisture is expected, which starts to bring concerns for crop development.

SAFRAS & Mercado

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