The 2025/26 soybean harvest begins in Goiás with optimism and technology in the field.

With the end of the soybean sanitary break last Wednesday (24), Goiás is preparing to start another cycle of productivity and innovation in the field. To mark the moment, the State Opening of Soybean Planting – Crop 2025/26 will take place this Saturday (27), starting the sowing of the main grain cultivated in Goiás soil. The meeting will be at Fazenda Tamburi, in Nova Crixás, a municipality located in the heart of the Araguaia Valley.

The State Opening of Soybean Planting is a well-established milestone in the Goiás agribusiness calendar. More than just celebrating the start of the new season, the event brings together producers, leaders, and authorities to analyze scenarios, share knowledge, and discuss the main challenges and opportunities of the harvest. For 2025/26, the event arrives surrounded by positive expectations, driven by technology, research, and the sector's confidence.

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The most recent estimates from IBGE, USDA, and Cogo Consultoria indicate significant growth, with an increase in planted area and productivity, driven by the use of technologies in the field and the expectation of a more favorable rainfall regime, even under the influence of a possible low-intensity La Niña. Another point under debate in the sector is the suspension of the effects of the Soybean Moratorium, which could open new marketing prospects for the oilseed.

According to Aprosoja-GO, the organization that promotes the event in the state, the numbers for the next harvest are still uncertain. "Our perception is that the increase in area will be quite modest, especially because production costs are very high," says the president of Aprosoja-GO, Clodoaldo Calegari.

He recalls that the last soybean harvest in Goiás totaled 20.75 million tons, the largest volume in history. “In the last cycle, we had very favorable weather in both the first and second harvests. For us to maintain these production levels, we need the weather to behave positively,” he emphasizes.

The choice of Nova Crixás to host this edition of the State Opening of Soybean Planting aims to recognize the work and dedication of local farmers and also to show how the production of the Araguaia Valley in Goiás can consolidate Goiás as the 3rd largest grain producer in Brazil. Approximately 101% of soybeans and 15% of corn produced in Goiás come from the Araguaia Valley, this agricultural frontier of Goiás and the Brazilian Midwest.

The region has the potential to convert more than two million hectares of degraded pastureland into productive areas for the first crop, reconciling increased agricultural production with the environmental recovery of these areas.