As of October 5, the sowing of soybeans in Brazil took place in the area of 10.1% of the plan, which is 4.8% higher than the level of the previous week. This is reported by Nasdaq with reference to data from the consulting company AgRural.
Experts note that fieldwork is more active than by the reporting date a year earlier (9.6%), but the current seeding rate lags behind the record 10.7%, which was recorded in October of the 2016/17 season.
Soybeans are being sown most actively in the state of Paraná, despite the rains that affected progress in the region last week. In the state of Mato Grosso, which is considered the largest grain producer in the country, rainfall remains erratic.
AgRural added that farmers in central and southern Brazil have sown 37% of first-crop corn acreage (+5% for the week; -2% for the year).
“Corn sowing in the three southernmost states is coming to an end, but excessive rainfall as well as damage caused by so-called corn grasshoppers are worrying producers,” the monitor said.