Irregular weather reduces soybean planting pace

The pace of soybean planting for the 2025/26 season is below that recorded in the previous season. This is indicated by surveys from the Center for Advanced Studies in Applied Economics (Cepea). According to researchers, this scenario is a reflection of the irregular distribution of rainfall across much of the national territory over the past three months. In the South of the country, excess moisture has still been limiting access to the crops. On the other hand, the Midwest and the Matopiba region have suffered from the uneven distribution of precipitation, which has resulted in moisture levels below what is needed to advance fieldwork. Despite the recent increase in rainfall totals in the Midwest and the Matopiba and the reduction in rainfall volumes in the South, especially in Paraná, Cepea contributors report ...