The official start of Brazil’s soybean planting season is underway in the country’s agricultural heartland, but a significant lack of rain across key regions is raising the risk of crop stress and planting delays for the world’s largest producer. In Luís Eduardo Magalhães, a major agribusiness center in Bahia, the last week has seen virtually no rain, reporting 0.0mm over seven consecutive dry days as of today. Meanwhile, in Sorriso, Mato Grosso, widely known as the national "soybean capital," the last week recorded only 17.9mm of precipitation and six dry days, insufficient to guarantee the consistent soil moisture needed for newly sown seeds.