Brazilian corn production in the 2018/2019 season is expected to reach 98.5 million tons, up 22% from the previous crop when 80.7 million tons were harvested from the cereal. The projection was made in the 10th Survey of Grain Harvest 2018/2019, released this week by the National Supply Company (Conab). Production of the first crop is estimated at 26.1 million tons, down 2.5% on the previous year, when 26.8 million tons were harvested in the summer harvest. Regarding the second harvest, or the second harvest, Conab forecasts production of 72.3 million tons, gaining 34.2% over the previous year, when the harvest stood at 53.8 million tons. The entity indicates a planted area of 17.2 million hectares, up 3.8% compared to last season when 16.6 million hectares were sown. The average national productivity of 5.7K kilos of corn per hectare, 17.5% higher than the average of 4.8 K kilos per hectare of the harvest 2017/2018.
Source: Canal Rural