Brazil’s second-corn harvest at fastest pace in more than a decade

Brazil’s second-corn harvest for the 2024 cycle had reached 10.4% of the planted area in the key center-south region as of last Thursday, agribusiness consultancy AgRural said on Monday, its fastest pace in more than a decade.

The figure is the highest for the period since at least 2013, when AgRural started its weekly surveys on Brazil’s second-corn crop, which represents about 75% of the national production each year.

The so-called “safrinha” is planted after soybeans are harvested on the same fields.

Harvesting was up from 4.7% the previous week, according to AgRural, while at the same time last year 2.2% of the fields had been reaped.

Mato Grosso, Brazil’s top grain producing state, has been leading the way and reporting “very good yields” after favorable climate conditions for much of this cycle, said AgRural.

Yields have also been good in Goias state, the consultancy added. On the other hand, Parana state suffered losses due to hot, dry weather, while Mato Grosso do Sul, Sao Paulo and Minas Gerais have also reported low yields so far.

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