"Some soybean farmers will plant without even using fertilizer," points out the president of Aprosoja Maranhão.

Grain production in Maranhão is expected to face a season marked by strong challenges. In an interview with Soja Brasil, the president of Aprosoja Maranhão, José Carlos Oliveira, stated that the state still has "a long way to go," especially due to the long distances and lack of logistical infrastructure. According to Oliveira, the expectation is that Maranhão will plant 1.6 million hectares of soybeans, combining both dryland and pivot-irrigated areas. For corn, the projection is 200,000 hectares in the first season and between 600,000 and 1 million hectares in the second season. "Some soybean farmers will plant even without fertilizer because they don't have the money. There was no financing in most cases, because banks today require a mortgage, and the farmer has been working for years with other mortgages," he stated. According to the president, the lack of resources should result in a drop in productivity, with an estimated reduction of between 10% and 20%, leading to a ...