According to Safras and Mercado, the harvest of the 2024-25 summer corn crop in Brazil reached 7% of the expected area of 3.512 million hectares on January 17. Rio Grande do Sul saw the greatest increase (20.8%), followed by Santa Catarina (10.3%) and Paraná (0.1%). The index for the same period in 2023 was 3.7%, which was lower than the five-year average of 5.5%. The planting in the 2025 off-season in the Center-South covered 1.7% of the 15.367 million hectares. Paraná (2.8%), Mato Grosso (2.7%), and Mato Grosso do Sul (0.3%), stood out. The other states are still in the planning stages. Over the same time period in 2023, planting climbed by 6.7%, which was higher than the five-year average of 1.2%. Just like last year, the Matopiba region has not yet started planting its second crop.
Source: Canal Rural (*Translated by Ia Niani)
CORN: 2024-25 SUMMER HARVEST REACHES 7% IN BRAZIL
Published On - 23 de January de 2025