Brazil’s soybean harvest continues to be ahead of last year, according to various agricultural consultants. Patria Agronegocios estimated 1.7% of the country’s soybeans have been harvested, compared to 0.22% last year. AgRural pegged harvest at 1.4% this year, compared to 0.4% last year.
The progress is slower than expected due to recent rains in Mato Grosso. The rains have led to isolated reports of damaged beans. However, yields in the leading Brazil soybean growing state are 72 60 kg bags per hectare in the western part of the state, according to AgRural. Yields in Parana are as low as three bags per hectare. Harvest in the Rio Grande do Sul has not started.
