Soy harvest evolves to 30% in the last week in Paraná, Brazil

The soybean harvest is evolving in Paraná. In one week, the volume grew from 17% to 30% of the area of 5.7 million hectares, but it is still lower than the average of the last harvests which, in this period, had 50% of the area harvested. The analysis is by the Secretariat of Agriculture and Supply (Seab). Technicians point out that soy productivity is a positive surprise. Even so, there is concern about the incidence of diseases, which requires more fungicide applications, burdening production or increasing the possibility of losses where control is not satisfactory. The progress of the Brazilian crop harvest, combined with the prices practiced internationally and the dollar that is momentarily unfavorable to the producer, is reflected in the amount paid to the soybean producer. In February, it was R$ 158.14 per sack, on average. It is the lowest price since December 2021 and represents a 3% decrease compared to January and 14% compared to February 2022. Paraná producers will be ...