Soya harvesting, corn planting jump in Brazil's Parana state

Soya harvesting and planting of the main corn crop in Parana, Brazil's second largest grain-producing state, sharply increased in the week to Monday, as farmers took advantage of a break from rains to speed up field work. Soyabean harvest in the state reached 27 percent of the planted area compared with only 9 percent a week ago, according to a weekly report by Deral, Parana's agricultural research body.
Planting of the main corn crop, locally known as the 'safrinha' or second corn crop, jumped to 42 percent of expected area from 16 percent the week before. Key grain regions in Parana such as the western part saw a pause in rains from February 22 through February 26, according to Thomson Reuters Agriculture Weather Dashboard, which allowed producers to work full speed after delays in both soya and first corn crop collecting, as well as second corn crop planting.