DESPITE WEATHER CHALLENGES, EARLY CORN HARVEST COULD REACH RECORD VOLUME IN PARANÁ

The 2023-24 second corn crop in Parana has begun, aided by early planting in several areas, which might result in a record volume if the weather is suitable. Approximately 4.4 thousand hectares of the 2.4 million planted areas have been harvested, primarily in Campo Mourão, Francisco Beltrão, and Irati. In the dairy sector, severe floods in Rio Grande do Sul prompted the Ministry of Agriculture to propose plans to enhance the production chain. In Paraná, milk’s price rose by 16.5% this year. Pork output declined 1% in the first quarter, while exports increased 2%.
Source: O Presente Rural (*Translated by Ia Niani)