Brazil’s Second Corn Crop Planting Speeds Ahead, Surpassing 31%
The National Supply Company (Conab) reported that Brazil’s second corn crop planting for the 2023–24 summer season is progressing rapidly.
Over 31% of the area is already sown, indicating a swift advance from the previous week’s 19.8% and surpassing the 20.4% recorded at the same time in 2023.
Brazil’s first corn crop planting for the 2023–24 season has also made progress, reaching 97.3% of the projected total, slightly behind the previous year’s 98.8%.
Top planting states: Bahia, Goiás, Minas Gerais, Paraná, São Paulo, Santa Catarina at 100%, Rio Grande do Sul at 99%.
Concurrently, Conab notes that summer corn harvests are underway, with 18.6% of fields harvested, advancing from last week’s 13.8% and surpassing the 11% mark from the same period last year.
Harvesting states include Rio Grande do Sul (52%), Paraná (36%), Santa Catarina (28%), and São Paulo (11%).
The first corn crop stages: 1.8% emergence, 28.7% vegetative development, 8% flowering, 20.7% grain filling, 22.1% maturation, and 18.6% harvested.
In the second corn crop, the leading states in planting are Mato Grosso (48%), Paraná (32%), and Tocantins (20%).
The emergence phase reports safrinha areas at 42.8%, while the vegetative development phase reports them at 57.2%.
Conab’s update showcases Brazil‘s dynamic corn production efforts, ready to meet global demands and overcome market challenges.
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