Soybean planting in Mato Grosso ends on January 7th

The Mato Grosso State Agricultural Defense Institute (Indea) reinforced the alert to soybean farmers in Mato Grosso about the end of the soybean sowing deadline for the 2024/25 harvest, scheduled for January 7.

The calendar, established by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (Mapa), defined the planting period in the state between September 7 and next Tuesday, totaling 123 days of planting window.

The measure's main objective is to reduce the use of fungicides and mitigate the risk of fungal resistance. Phakopsora pachyrhizi, which causes Asian soybean rust.

Producers must also be aware of the deadline for registering production units, which is mandatory under the Mato Grosso Plant Protection Law (State Law 8.589/26).