RS Safra 2025/26: rains delay soybean harvest

The soybean harvest in Rio Grande do Sul has advanced unevenly and reached 50% of the cultivated area, according to Emater/RS. Operations have been concentrated in short dry windows of time, while the recurrence of rains has kept soil and plant humidity high, making it difficult for machinery to enter and interrupting field work. Mature crops still predominate (36%), while 14% are still in the grain filling and flowering stages, reflecting the diversity of planting times. In more representative areas, there are records of gradual quality loss, with the presence of green beans, leaf retention, and increased impurities, associated with humidity at the time of harvest. Productivity shows great variability between regions and even within the same municipality, due to the irregularity of rainfall throughout the cycle. In areas with better water distribution and more technical management, yields are considered adequate. In the most affected areas, losses are significant, with ...