"Perhaps this is the most difficult year for soybeans in recent times," says the president of Aprosoja MT.

Soybean planting in Mato Grosso is virtually complete. The latest report from Imea indicates that about 99% of the area has already been sown, but, according to Lucas Beber, president of Aprosoja MT, this number hides challenges faced in the field. Beber stresses that many municipalities still record replanting, a reflection of the irregular behavior of the rains. “In Nova Xavantina, for example, a producer had not yet managed to start planting. He tried to sow in early November, but had to redo the operation and is now waiting for new precipitation, as the volume of rain was not sufficient to guarantee good germination,” explains the president. The state faces, according to Beber, a serious problem of stand and plant distribution, aggravated by the low rainfall volume. “In several regions, it is possible to observe soybean crops withering or underdeveloped plants, evidencing the water deficit,” he adds. The president of Aprosoja also highlighted a phenomenon that has frustrated ...