Soyabean planting in Brazil's top soya state Mato Grosso sped up sharply over the past week after rainfall in many regions and is now in line with the previous year, the state's agricultural institute Imea said on Friday. Planting in the state responsible for nearly a third of Brazil's soya output was 83.7 percent complete, an advance of 23 percentage points over the past week, Imea said.
Nation-wide, planting was 60 percent complete, up from 47 percent the previous week and still behind the 71 percent five-year average, analyst AgRural said in a report. Planting delays are not necessarily bad for the crop, but may give farmers a smaller window to plant a second crop of corn after soyabeans are harvested. There is some concern that the earliest planted soya may have to be re-sown in Mato Grosso, after dry weather in much of October.
"Replanting is being discussed, but it isn't happening yet," said Nery Ribas, technical director of Brazil's soya producers association. The Thomson Reuters weather dashboard shows that soil humidity in northern Mato Grosso ended October at its lowest levels in five years and well-below average levels. While there were rains in some regions over the past week, the next five days will be sunny and very hot, according to Somar Meteorologists. While dry weather in the center-west has been a concern, the far southern soya growing areas have been getting heavy rains. Fungus is a concern in Rio Grande do Sul.
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