Planting for the 2024-25 soybean crop in Brazil's southern Parana state advanced quickly this past week and surpassed last season's progress at the same time in 2023.
Activities advanced by 12 percentage points to 22pc of the expected sowed area in the week ended 30 September, as recent rainfalls in the state favored soybean field works, according to the state's department of rural economics Deral.
The pace now is 2 percentage points ahead of the 2023-24 cycle a year ago.
Crop conditions remained stable between 23-30 September, with 100pc of areas considered in good conditions.
Summer corn
Sowing for the 2024-25 first corn crop reached 74pc of expected area as of 30 September.
That is an increase of 14 percentage points from the prior week.
Works remain behind the 2023-24 crop, which was 82pc sowed at the same time last year.
Summer corn crop conditions were also unaltered this week. Areas rated in good quality account for 96pc, while the 4pc remaining is evaluated in medium conditions.
Wheat
The 2024 wheat crop harvest advanced by 14 percentage points to 62pc of Parana's planted area in the week ended 30 September.
That is still behind the 2023 season's pace at the same time last year by 7 percentage points.
Wheat crop conditions improved further this week for the third consecutive week. Areas considered in good conditions rose by 6 percentage points to 40pc, following the decreases of 2 and 4 percentage points in those evaluated in medium and bad conditions, to 39pc and 21pc, respectively.
