Brazil: Country has planted 94.1% of the planned soybean area in 2024/25 and 72.2% of summer corn, says Conab

São Paulo, 10 - As of Sunday, soybean planting for the 2024/25 harvest in Brazil had reached 94.1% of the planned area, the National Supply Company (Conab) reported in its weekly harvest progress report. This number represents an increase of 4.1 percentage points compared to the previous week and 4.2 percentage points compared to the same period of the previous harvest. Mato Grosso has already completed planting, as well as Minas Gerais, São Paulo and Paraná. Among those still planting the oilseed, Mato Grosso do Sul is the most advanced in its work, with 99% of the area completed, followed by Goiás, with 97%, and Tocantins, with 96%. As for the 2024/25 first-crop corn, the country had planted 72.2% of the expected area by Sunday, an increase of 7.1 percentage points compared to the previous week and 6.3 percentage points compared to the same period of the 2023/24 harvest. Paraná has already completed planting. Santa Catarina has 99% of the area sown; São Paulo, 98%; Minas Gerais, ...