The Department of Rural Economy (Deral) of Paraná revised upwards its estimate of second crop corn production in the state. The projection updated this week was 13.6 million tons, 49% more than last year. In June, the projection was 13.4 million tons. Already the planted area was maintained at 2.2 million hectares. Also according to Deral, 35.6% of second corn crop in the state has already been sold or consumed. For the summer corn crop, the Deral decreased corn production compared to the previous month’s estimate to 3.13 million tons, against 3.17 million tons flagged last month. The planted area fell from June to 358,800 hectares, 9% above 2018.
Source: Canal Rural