A disappointing reduction of soybean yield in matogro

Introduction: Sao Paulo, April 17: soybean farmers in Mato Grosso, Brazil's central and western regions, are disappointed by the soybean yield in 2001 / 02 Brazilian traders and analysts interviewed by odj said that due to the excessive rainfall in December and January and the lack of sunshine, soybean grouting was affected, resulting in the failure of soybean to reach the excellent yield level of last year However, there are still many divergences on the extent of the reduction of unit yield The state accounts for 25% of Brazil's total soybean production Farmers estimate that soybeans are most affected in the southern and central parts of the state, with a per unit yield 8-15% lower than last year, based on 98% of the data already harvested The yield per unit area of those early maturing varieties decreased greatly In the south, 15% of the soybean harvest remains to be completed, and rainfall has also damaged production But production losses are lower than in the north, perhaps by just a few percentage points Last week, in a report released by mprado, production in the South was down 10% from the previous year The vast majority of analysts interviewed said that soybean production in Mato Grosso may be less than 10.5 million tons this year, even lower than the original forecast of 10.8 million tons Some analysts estimate that production will only be slightly higher than 10 million tons, that is, slightly higher than last year's 9.5 million tons.