In its third survey on the 2024/25 harvest, the National Supply Company (Conab) made very few changes and maintained the total harvest projection at 322.4 million tons. If confirmed, the volume will be a new record and 8.2% higher than the 2023/24 result. The sowing of soybeans, the main product of national agribusiness, is in the final stretch, with 47.37 million hectares. Regarding corn, the agency adjusted its production estimates, which fell 0.2% to 119.6 million tons, 3.4% above the previous harvest. In the first cycle of the cereal alone, a harvest of 22.61 million tons is expected. Sowing of the first cereal crop has already exceeded 70% of the area and the weather conditions in the main producing regions are favorable for crops.
Source: Revista RPANews