AgRural: With soybean harvest at 2.3% in Brazil, production drops to 150.1 million tons

The harvest of the 2023/24 soybean harvest arrived on Thursday (11) at 2.3% of the estimated area for Brazil, against 0.6% a week earlier and also 0.6% a year ago, according to AgRural survey. Among the states, Mato Grosso remained at the forefront, followed by Paraná, Rondônia and Mato Grosso do Sul. AgRural also concluded a new harvest estimate last week. Production is down 9 million tonnes from the previous estimate and is now projected at 150.1 million tonnes. In addition to a new cut in Mato Grosso, downward adjustments were also made in several states, with emphasis on Paraná, Mato Grosso do Sul, Goiás, São Paulo and Minas Gerais, where the combination of higher temperatures and irregular rains has also caused losses. *** 2024 corn harvest is 0.4% planted in the Center-South; summer harvest goes to 5.1% The planting of the 2024 corn harvest reached on Thursday (11) 0.4% of the estimated area for the ...