Brazil completes planting of safrinha corn

According to AgRural monitoring data, in Brazil, the sowing of safrinha corn is coming to an end, which, as of March 23, was completed on 96% of the planned areas (100% - a year earlier). As specified, field work is almost completed in the states of Mato Grosso, Goiás and Sao Paulo. The state of Mato Grosso promoted the development of plants and improved the prospects for grain yields in the region. It is also noted that, despite the decrease in rainfall in the state of Parana, which allowed farmers to intensify the pace of sowing, sowing in the region is still not completed. In addition, harvesting of first-crop corn continues in Brazil, which on March 23 was threshed on 58% of the planned area (54% - a year earlier). Soybean harvesting was completed on 70% of the planned area (75% - a year earlier) and is almost completed in Mato Grosso. Due to ...