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Planting of the 2026/27 Brazilian soybean crop has begun to gain ground in the fields, reaching 0.5% of the planned area as of September 18, according to a survey by the National Supply Company (Conab).
Progress is still in its early stages and is occurring quite differently across the main producing regions.
In Mato Grosso, the largest national producer of the oilseed, planting remains practically restricted to areas irrigated by center pivot systems. In rainfed fields, the advance of machinery continues to be limited because the rains recorded so far have not been sufficient to replenish the low water storage in the soil.
The situation is different in Mato Grosso do Sul. According to Conab, there are good moisture conditions for the start of work in almost the entire state, with the exception of some points in the far north that have not yet received sufficient rainfall.
In Paraná, some regions have already ended the fallow period and started planting. The first sown areas are showing good development.
The start of the harvest season is therefore occurring at different paces across the main producing regions. While parts of the Center-South already have sufficient moisture conditions for planting, the lack of water stored in the soil still limits the progress of rainfed planting in Mato Grosso.
