Brazil: Peanut planting delay in the interior of SP

Peanut planting is delayed this year due to the country's dry climate. The lack of rain has affected farmers' planning, who are still preparing the land for planting. Flávio is one of the farmers from Itaju (SP) who suffered from the unexpected. The ideal would be to start planting peanuts in September, but the lack of water delayed the crop by 30 days. The producer has set aside around eighty hectares for peanut planting. He uses the plant in crop rotation, mainly in sugarcane reform areas. The delay in planting is having an impact on other places, such as Ilton Toshio Nomura's oil industry, which is expected to compromise up to two months of work. However, Ilton also develops certified peanut seeds that, despite the crisis, have managed to sell an average of 600 tons to producers throughout Brazil. Despite the ...