| Year | Planted area of soy (ha) | Annual percentage variation on planted area (%) | ||||
| Brazil | Matopiba region | Gerais de Balsas region | Brazil | Matopiba region | Gerais de Balsas region | |
| 1999 | 13,069,793 | 825,389 | 117,767 | |||
| 2000 | 13,693,677 | 904,995 | 126,370 | 4.77 | 9.64 | 7.31 |