Tag: AgRural

• Tuesday, October 8th 2019 - 09:22 UTC

  Dry spell blamed for the slowest 2019/2020 soybean planting season in Brazil

  

  Brazilian farmers have planted 3.1% of the estimated soybean area for the 2019/2020 crop, agribusiness consultancy AgRural said on Monday, blaming a lack of rain for the slowest start to the season in six years.

• Thursday, September 5th 2019 - 09:19 UTC

  Soybean plantation in Brazil forecasted to grow at a much lower pace

  

  The area in Brazil to be planted with soybeans in the 2019-20 season, which starts this month, will grow by the slowest pace in 13 years as a global trade war and swine fever in China cloud the outlook for farmers, according to analysts at AgRural.

• Thursday, January 10th 2019 - 08:32 UTC

  Brazil's soybean crop forecast cut 4.5m tons: hot spell in southern states

  

  Brazil’s 2018/19 soybean crop forecast was cut to 116.9 million tons on Wednesday from 121.4 million tons late in November, said consultancy AgRural, blaming extreme heat and a dry spell in southern areas for the smaller projection.

• Wednesday, November 21st 2018 - 08:32 UTC

  Brazilian farmers in Mato Grosso satisfied with the soybean planting progress

  

  Brazil's Mato Grosso farmers are happy about their soybean planting progress this year, as they have finished sowing almost 90% of their soybean acres and are expecting an early harvest at the end of December.

• Saturday, November 3rd 2018 - 07:52 UTC

  Brazil expands agriculture area and expects another crop of almost 120 million tons

  

  Brazil’s National Supply Company (Conab) has released its monthly report this week, and it projects that the country will produce 119.4 million metric tons. Last season, the country produced 119.2 million metric tons. The surface would jump from 86.7 million acres to 89.2 million acres.

• Wednesday, February 21st 2018 - 08:48 UTC

  Brazil forecasts record 2027/28 soybean crop of 115.6 million tons

  

  Brazil's 2017/18 soybean crop is expected to reach 115.6 million tons, a record volume, 1.2% above the previous record last year of 114.2 million tons, according to an updated forecast from consultancy Safras & Mercado.

• Wednesday, July 31st 2013 - 06:00 UTC

  Brazil’s next soybean crop expected to increase 9% to a record 89.1 million tons

  

  Brazil’s 2013/14 soybean crop that starts planting in September is expected to grow by 9% under normal weather conditions to a record 89.1 million tons, local crop analyst AgRural said in a release.