The grain harvest in Brazil is expected to reach 310.9 million tonnes in the current MY 2022/23, said the country’s National Supply Company (Conab). Such a volume is lower than the amount previously estimated (312.2 million tonnes), an effect of the weather problems that hit Rio Grande do Sul. However, the future still exceeds the MY 2021/22 output by 14.5% and represents a historical record. “The start of sowing was slightly delayed, influenced by excessive rainfall and low temperatures in parts of the states in the South and Southeast regions. There were also water restrictions combined with low soil moisture in parts of the Midwest region and Matopiba, but planting was completed within the expected,” writes Candice Romero Santos, Conab’s superintendent of Agricultural Information.
Sources: Valor Econômico/Datamar News