Cotton harvest in Brazil for 2025/26 reaches 80.6% of the expected area.

According to a survey conducted by DATAGRO Grains By August 28, the harvest of the 2025/26 Brazilian cotton crop had reached… 80.6% of the projected areaafter advancing 10.1 percentage points Compared to the previous week, when work was at 70.5%. At the same time last year, the harvest in Brazil had reached… 72.8% of the area, while the average for the last five years for that date is 78.6%With that, the work is 7.8 percentage points ahead of the 2025 pace and 2.0 pp above the five-year averageAccording to data from the consulting firm, the activities are… completed in Maranhão and Piauí, with 100% of the area harvested in both states. The previous week, the figures were 96% and 87%, respectively. In Bahia, the harvest progressed from 59% to 69% of the expected areaNo Mato GrossoIn the country's main cotton-producing state, the work has reached… 82.8% of the area, compared to 72.3% the previous week, an increase of 10.5 percentage points. The pace surpasses both 70.1% recorded in the same period of 2025 Regarding the average for the last five years for that date, 79.2%Still in the Midwest, the harvest reached 95% of the area in Mato Grosso do Sul, compared to 93% the previous week, while in Goiás The work progressed from 84% to 92%. In Minas GeraisThe removal of the down also evolved, reaching… 71% of the planned area, compared to 65% the previous week. See the full report at analysis section of DATAGRO Portal.

This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.