Brazil has harvested almost one-fifth of the anticipated 2018-19 crop, compared with 6% at this stage last year, according to analytic firm AgRural. It said the harvest may have been even larger if rain didn't hit Mato Grosso, the country's largest grain-producing state, where 40% of the crop has already been harvested. Parana, the country's second largest producing state, has so far completed 25% of its harvest. The government is also trying to boost production by increasing water allocations and encouraging farmers to plant more crops in areas that are less prone to drought.
Brazil has harvested almost one-fifth of the anticipated 2018-19 crop, compared with 6% at this stage last year, according to analytic firm AgRural. It said the harvest may have been even larger if rain didn't hit Mato Grosso, the country's largest grain-producing state, where 40% of the crop has already been harvested. Parana, the country's second largest producing state, has so far completed 25% of its harvest. AgRural estimated Brazil's total soyabean crop at 116.9 million metric tonnes (mt), revised down from its initial 121.4 million mt following a dry spell across several regions.