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2022/23 Brazil soybeans 43% harvested vs 54% last year

Soybean
Brazil
Published Mar 9, 2023

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Rainfall over the weekend favored southern and northwestern Brazil. The rainfall was relatively light with the heaviest amounts limited to Sao Paulo and Parana. The forecast for this week is calling for rain in central and northwestern Brazil.

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Overall, the rains in Brazil have been gradually getting lighter, which is typical for the month of March. The soybean crop in Brazil was 43% harvested as of late last week comparted to 54.6% last year and 46.6% average according to AgRural. This represents an advance of 10% for the week. Mato Grosso leads the way with 88% harvested while Parana remains slow at 17% harvested. Open weather in Mato Grosso, Goias, Minas Gerais, Bahia, Tocantins and should allow for a quick harvest pace. Mato Grosso – The soybeans in Mato Grosso were 88.1% harvested as of late last week compared to 90.4% last year and 81.5% average. This represents an advance of 11.8% for the week. The most advanced harvest is in the mid-north region where the soybeans are 97% harvested. The slowest harvest is the northeastern region where 74% of the soybeans have been harvested. Relatively dryer weather over the last several weeks have allowed farmers to move ahead of the average harvest pace. The graph below shows ...
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