Porto Alegre, March 2, 2023 – The harvest of the new Brazilian soybean crop had another week of good progress and is now entering the final stretch.
With a little moist climate, farm machines were able to advance well in most of the growing states, mainly in Rio Grande do Sul, where there was a good recovery of the accumulated delays.
According to research carried out by SAFRAS & Mercado, by April 28, 94.5% had been reaped from a total sown area of 44.069 mln hectares, equivalent to approximately 41.650 mln hectares. The previous week, the percentage was 91.1%. In the same period of the previous year, the percentage was 93.8%. The five-year average for the period is 95.4%.
In Rio Grande do Sul, out of a total sown area of 6.57 mln hectares, 71% were reaped, or approximately 4.665 mln hectares. The previous week, the percentage was 54%. In the same period last year, the percentage was 69%. The five-year average for the period is 85.0%.
In Paraná, from a total area of 5.78 mln hectares sown, 99% were reaped, or the equivalent of approximately 5.722 mln hectares. The previous week, the percentage was 99%. In the same period last year, the percentage was 99%, while the five-year average for the period is 99.4%.
In Mato Grosso, from a total sown area of 11.98 mln hectares, 100% were reaped. The previous week, the percentage was 100%. In the same period last year, the percentage was 100%. The five-year average for the period is 100%.
In Mato Grosso do Sul, 100% were reaped from a total sown area of 4.12 mln hectares. The week before, the percentage was 100%. In the same period last year, 100% had been reaped, while the five-year average for the period is 100%.
In Goiás, from a total sown area of 4.46 mln hectares, 100% were reaped. The week before, the percentage was 100%. In the same period last year, 100% had been reaped. The five-year average for the period is 99.8%.
In São Paulo, out of a total sown area of 1.35 mln hectares, 100% were reaped. The week earlier, the percentage was 99%. In the same period last year, 99% had been reaped. The five-year average for the period is 99.6%.
In Minas Gerais, 99% were reaped, or the equivalent of approximately 2.079 mln hectares of a total sown area of 2.1 mln hectares. The previous week, the percentage was 99%. In the same period last year, 99% had been reaped, while the five-year average for the period is 99.6%.
In Bahia, out of a total sown area of 1.95 mln hectares, 99% were reaped, or approximately 1.931 mln hectares. The previous week, the percentage was 95%. In the same period of the previous year, 99% had been reaped. The five-year average for the period is 86.0%.
The weather forecast maps again point to a period of low moisture over most of the country’s growing states in the period between April 28 and May 4, which must once again allow for a good advance of farm machines and the completion of work in several states.
In the period between May 5 and 11, conditions must be very similar, maintaining favorable conditions for the harvest progress.
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