As of Friday (13), 98.8% of the expected 3.512 million hectares of corn were planted for the 2024–25 summer crop in the center-south region of Brazil, according to Safras & Mercado. 100% of the 886 thousand hectares of planned land in Rio Grande do Sul, 100% of the 583 thousand hectares of anticipated land in Santa Catarina, 100% of the 532 thousand hectares of estimated land in Paraná, and 100% of the expected 294 thousand hectares of land in São Paulo were planted to corn. 96.5% of the estimated 3.972 million hectares of land were planted during the same time last year. Over the past five years, the average planting rate has been 97.9%.
Source: Safras&Mercado (*Translated by Ia Niani)