Tocantins produced their largest corn harvest ever in 2023-2024, with 2.212 million tons, up 56% from the previous cycle. Due to technological advances and efficient land use, cultivated area increased to 405,000 hectares, and average yields reached 5,462 kg/ha, aided by favorable weather. The record crop boosts the state’s agriculture and corn processing industries. A new ethanol plant in Luzimangues, set to open in 2025, will utilize corn while also producing animal feed byproducts. Tocantins Bioenergia plans to invest BRL 1.1 billion in an industrial facility in Miranorte, expected to begin operations in 2027 and create approximately 500 jobs while boosting state revenues.
Source: Seagro – Secretaria da Agricultura e Pecuária / UDOP (*Translated by Ia Niani)
TOCANTINS SMASHES RECORDS WITH 2.2 MILLION-TON CORN HARVEST
Published On - 18 de July de 2025