The harvest of the 2018/19 soybean crop in the United States reached 38% of the estimated area for the crop, considering the date of October 14, against the percentage of 32% of the previous week, according to data from the United States Department of Agriculture ( USDA, in the acronym in English).
In the same period of last year, the percentage was 47%, against the average of 53% of the last five seasons.
According to the agency, 95% of the crops reached the stage of maturation, against the percentage of 91% of the previous week. In the same period last year, the percentage was 93%, and the average of the last five years is around 92%.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.