Producers will face a new limit in the soybean challenge.

The search for new levels of productivity in soy There will be another edition of a national competition focused on the efficiency and sustainability of crops. The Strategic Committee soy Brazil (CESB) will open registrations on November 1st for the 19th National Maximum Productivity Challenge. soy, referring to the 2026/27 harvest.

The main change is the increase from 100 to 105 sacks per hectare in the limit for audit costs. Producers who achieve productivity equal to or greater than this index will have their costs covered by CESB, provided they comply with the regulations. This mark does not represent a minimum productivity required to participate in the competition.

The registration fee will be R$ 150, with the possibility of exemption for participants who indicate a sponsor of the Committee, according to the established rules.

In the previous edition, the average of the ten best results reached 138.53 sacks per hectare, while all members of the group exceeded 120 sacks. The historical record was 156.13 sacks per hectare, achieved by Agrícola Lourival Ruthes, in Major Vieira, Santa Catarina.

According to the president of CESB, Daniel Glat, the competition contributes to disseminating good agricultural practices and stimulating innovation in the field. "The initiative has established itself as a true open-air laboratory, which drives innovation, disseminates good agricultural practices, and contributes to transforming the future of soybeans in Brazil."

The winners will be announced at the National Soybean Maximum Productivity Forum, scheduled for June 2027. The event will also feature technical analyses of the audited areas, focusing on factors associated with higher yields.