Soybean harvest starts in Brazil, month earlier than previous years

Published Dec 4, 2023

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The 2023/24 soybean harvest in Brazil has started a month earlier than usual, with some farmers beginning to harvest their early maturing soybeans in Ipiranga do Norte. These soybeans were planted two weeks earlier than the traditional starting date to allow more time for a second crop of safrinha cotton. However, the early start has faced opposition from other associations due to the soybeans being planted while the soybean-free period is still in effect.

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The initial 2023/24 soybean harvest has started in Brazil, which is a month earlier than in previous years. In the municipality of Ipiranga do Norte in north-central Mato Grosso, some farmers started to harvest their early maturing soybeans this week. Early yields are reported in the range of 30 to 35 sacks per hectare (26.8 to 31.2 bu/ac). The soybeans were planted on September 1st, which is two weeks earlier than the traditional starting date of September 16th. The farmers currently harvesting soybeans are cotton producers who as members of the Cotton Producers Association of Mato Grosso (Ampa), petitioned the Brazilian Minister of Agriculture to move up the planting of soybeans to allow more time to plant a second crop of safrinha cotton. The ideal planting window for safrinha cotton closes about the end of January and during the 2022/23 growing season, a significant percentage of the crop was planted after that date. Emprapa and the Soybean and Corn Producers Association of ...

Source: UkrAgroConsult