The 2024-25 winter corn planting reached nearly 99.5pc of the expected area in Brazil's central-western Mato Grosso state, which is roughly in line with the total sowed a year prior.
That is the first time this season's progress is ahead on the year, following a delayed start this cycle and quick 2023-24 planting. Works advanced by 3 percentage points in the week ended 14 March, according to regional agricultural institute Imea.
The five-year average for this time of the year is of 96.9pc completion.
Soybean
The 2024-25 soybean crop is 97.3pc harvested as of 14 March, an advancement of 5.5 percentage points on the week.
That is ahead of the 95.6pc harvested at this time a year ago for the 2023-24 crop and above a five-year average of 93.2pc.
Cotton
Mato Grosso completed the 2024-25 cotton sowing as of 28 February, but harvesting is yet to begin. Activities usually start around mid-June, according to Imea.
