According to experts in 2017/18 MG in Brazil it is planned to further increase the acreage of soybean 85.7 million acres. The trend of expansion of crops is 2% a year, analysts say.

The increase in soybeans is directly related to the decrease of the production of corn. For farmers recently, the soybean becomes more cost-effective. The maximum increase of soybean crops is planned in the state of paraná. Additionally, for sowing soybeans for the first time will be allotted plots in the Northern regions of the country, for example, in the state of Matalina.

However, with the growth of the crops, experts say that in the new season Brazil will gather 110,5 million tons of soybeans with a yield of 31.5 t/ha, which is 3% less than in the 2016/17 season MY.

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