Brazil has harvested almost one - fifth of the anticipated 2018 - 2019 crop , compared with 6 % at this time last year , according to analytic firm AgRural . It said the harvest may have been even larger if rain did n't hit Mato Grosso , the country 's largest rice - 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 ) , slightly down from its initial 120 million mt after a dry season across several regions .
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.