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SÃO PAULO (Reuters) – The Mato Grosso Institute of Agricultural Economics (Imea) maintained on Monday its projection for the area to be cultivated with soybeans in 2025/26 in Mato Grosso at 13.08 million hectares, which would be an increase of 1.67% compared to the previous cycle, according to a monthly report.
The institute linked to producers in Brazil's main agricultural state also mentioned that Mato Grosso producers will already be authorized by the Ministry of Agriculture to sow the new crop starting on September 7th.
“However, NOAA projections indicate a lack of significant rainfall in most of the state during the first half of September, which increases the risk to germination and may delay the start of field work,” he said.
Furthermore, Imea stated that uncertainties remain regarding the level of investment to be made in the season, pressured by “high production costs, low future soybean prices and still high interest rates.”
Imea estimates the state's average productivity in the new harvest at 60.45 bags per hectare, which would be an annual decrease of 8,81%. The harvest, in turn, would decline 7,29% compared to the previous cycle's record, to 47.18 million tons.
In another bulletin, Imea stated that the first survey carried out for the corn area in 2025/26 indicated an increase of 1.83% in relation to the 2024/25 season, estimated at 7.39 million hectares, with the cereal gaining ground over sesame crops, whose prices are not “attractive”.
(By Roberto Samora)
