Soybean planting in Mato Grosso advances, but faces replanting and weather difficulties

The planting of the 2025/26 soybean crop is advancing in Mato Grosso, but in various regions, rainfall has been occurring irregularly, which is already causing concern among producers and threatening the initial development of the crops. According to the consultancy Safras & Mercado, in Querência, in eastern Mato Grosso, the situation is the most delicate. According to the Rural Syndicate of the municipality, about 95% of the estimated area of 450 thousand hectares has already been planted, but the absence of consistent rainfall has led many farmers to the need for replanting. The president of the municipal syndicate, Osmar Frizo, reports that the plots show large differences in development due to the irregularity of the rains. "There are crops that are more or less and others that are kind of bad. The situation is very complicated," he says. He explains that some areas have been without rain for more than 15 days, while others receive very low volumes, insufficient to guarantee ...