Jul 25, 2024
Safrinha Corn in Parana 76% Harvested
Author: Michael Cordonnier/Soybean & Corn Advisor, Inc.
After a period of wet weather that stalled harvest activity, farmers in the state of Parana in southern Brazil are back in the field harvesting their 2023/24 safrinha corn. The Department of Rural Economics for the State of Parana (Deral) reported earlier this week that farmers had harvested 76% of the safrinha corn. This represents an advance of 9% from the prior week.
Of the remaining corn, 2% is filling grain and 98% is maturing. The corn is rated 22% poor (21% the prior week), 36% average (36% the prior week), and 42% good (43% the prior week). Deral reported that yields have been declining in most of the late harvested corn.
Parana is the second largest safrinha corn producing state in Brazil after Mato Grosso. In their July Crop Report, Conab estimated that Parana would produce 15.6 million tons of corn in 2023/24, which is down 15.2% compared to 2022/23. In comparison, the state of Mato Grosso is expected to produce 47.2 million tons of corn in 2023/24, which is down 7.9% compared to 2022/23.