Brazil Soy Harvest Reaches ~51% as Heavy Rains Slow Work and Delay Safrinha Corn

Overview

• Conab reports 50.6% of Brazil’s soybean area harvested by March 7, up 8.9 points on the week but below 60.9% at the same time last season and slightly ahead of the five‑year average.
• AgRural places completion at 51% as of March 5 and characterizes the national pace as the slowest since the 2020/21 season.
• More than a month of intense rain in Mato Grosso prompted 17 municipal emergency declarations as saturated fields and damaged dirt roads impeded machinery and transport.
• Aprosoja MT cites quality deterioration and discounts, estimating losses up to 25% in hardest‑hit areas and producer damages of roughly R$1,800 to over R$2,000 per hectare.
• Safrinha corn timing is tightening, with Centro‑Sul planting at 82% according to AgRural and national progress at 75.9% per Conab, both behind last year’s levels.