Some farmers in Brazil have begun harvesting the 2019 oil crop early , the AgRural said , with planting 98 % complete . Benefiting from good weather , farmers in Mato Grosso have started one of the earliest harvests ever , taking around 41 % of an estimated 1 million metric tonnes ( mt ) of the oilseed from the ground , according to estimates from the Mato Grosso Institute of Agriculture Economics . However , sales are anticipated to slow until mid - January because producers are reluctant to sell at current low prices . Meanwhile , dry weather is denting production elsewhere in Brazil , such as the state of Parana .
Some farmers in Brazil have begun harvesting the 2019 soybean crop early, consultancy AgRural said, with planting 98% complete. Benefiting from good weather, farmers in Mato Grosso have started one of the earliest harvests ever, taking around 41% of an estimated 32.4 million metric tonnes (mt) of the oilseed from the ground, according to estimates from the Mato Grosso Institute of Agriculture Economics. However, sales are anticipated to slow until mid-January because producers are reluctant to sell at current low prices. Meanwhile, dry weather is denting production elsewhere in Brazil, such as the state of Parana.