Lack of credit and interest rates hinder investments and limit soybean growers in MT

The 25/26 soybean crop in Mato Grosso begins under strong tension. The lack of credit and high interest rates hinder investments, pushing soybean farmers to the limit and requiring strategic decisions to maintain the harvest and the continuity of the activity. In Primavera do Leste, farmer Ari José Ferrari is preparing to cultivate 2,400 hectares of the oilseed. With 30% of the production already commercialized, he is waiting for a safe humidity level to start planting. "It would have to rain about 80 mm. Today we have accumulated 10 to 14 mm. The profit is small and any mistake puts us in the red," he explains. The soybean farmer also highlights the drop in commodity prices. "When we bought the machinery, soybeans were worth 160. Today it is 110. Corn fell from 80 to 45. The difference almost cuts the value in half," he points out. The credit shortage also affects cooperatives and resellers, making it difficult to supply. With interest rates that can reach 20% to finance ...