Parana 's December soybean crop is forecast to fall to 115.34 million metric tonnes (mt) from a previous projection of 118.8 million mt because of hot dry weather throughout 2018-2019 and January , according to the country's agriculture agency Conab . Gustavo Bonato, gustavo.bonato@spglobal.com -- Edited by Derek Sands, newsdesk@spglobal.com The revised figure also shows a substantial decrease in yield from a report published in January that forecast a record 120.07 million mt. Crops planted in the Parana state during September were affected the most, with a harvest of 19.18 million mt expected, compared with a previous forecast of 19.18 million mt.
Parana 's December soybean crop is forecast to fall to 115.34 million metric tonnes (mt) from a previous projection of 118.8 million mt because of hot dry weather throughout 2018-2019 and January , according to the country's agriculture agency Conab . The revised figure also shows a substantial decrease in yield from a report published in January that forecast a record 120.07 million mt. Crops planted in the Parana state during September were affected the most, with a harvest of 19.18 million mt expected, compared with a previous forecast of 19.18 million mt.