Brazil: Soybean planting has the biggest weekly increase in the history of Mato Grosso, says Imea

Soybean sowing in Mato Grosso reached a historic milestone last week, with the largest weekly increase ever recorded by the Mato Grosso Institute of Agricultural Economics (Imea). According to the entity's bulletin, released on Monday afternoon (28), sowing increased by 30.65 percentage points, reaching 55.73% of the area projected for the 2024/25 harvest. Check out the latest information on agriculture, livestock, the economy and weather forecasts in the palm of your hand: follow Canal Rural on WhatsApp! The significant increase is the result of a combination of favorable weather conditions, the high capacity of the state's machinery fleet and producers' concern about the ideal window for the second corn harvest. The mid-north region leads the planting pace, with 73.97% of the estimated area already sown, after an increase of 38.42 percentage points compared to the previous week. Despite the accelerated pace, sowing is still 14.32 percentage points behind the 2023/24 harvest and ...