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Brazil's Mato Grosso Soy Planting Races Forward

Soybean planting in Mato Grosso, Brazil's No. 1 producing state, raced forward 26 percentage points over the last week as showers continued to fall on the region.

As of Friday, farmers had planted 66.7% of Mato Grosso's projected soybean area, according to the farm-sponsored Mato Grosso Agricultural Economy Institute (IMEA).

As a result, farmers have caught up with a significant portion of the planting that was delayed by a month-long dry spell in October. At the same time last year, some 86.0% of the crop had been planted.

In the center-north, which includes big planting municipalities such as Sorriso, Nova Mutum and Lucas do Rio Verde, planting was 79.6% complete, which means the region planted a third of its soybeans over the last seven days.

The northeast of the state, a fast-growing soy region, continues to plant more slowly, having received less rain. According to IMEA, only 30.6% of the crop had been sown.

Over 45% of the state's crop has been planted in the last two weeks, a major concentration of the crop that could cause disease and logistics issues later in the season.

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