Brazilian soybean farmers are facing a dearth of seeds for their replanting efforts as suppliers have run out of the main varieties, Marino Colpo, chief executive of seed company Boa Safra Sementes, told Reuters. He noted five soy varieties from his company’s portfolio that “farmers cannot find anymore.” Colpo said, “The most sought-after products are no longer available. Some less demanded ones can’t be found either.”
In Mato Grosso, Brazil’s top soybean producing state, Colpo said around 15% of the soybean area needed to be replanted. Farmers in Goias, Minas Gerais and northern Sao Paulo also required more seeds than usual for replanting, Colpo said. Farmers in northern and northeastern areas are replanting 10% to 15% of their acres, he estimated.
