Rains favor planting of first-season corn, but cold front requires attention

The first-crop corn fields are showing good development at the beginning of October. According to the National Supply Company (Conab), producers have already sown 31.2% of the planned areas. The pace exceeds that of the same period last year and the average of the last five years. Meteorologist Arthur Müller from Rural Channel highlights that the weather has been favoring the advancement of the crop, especially in Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina. While the people of Rio Grande do Sul have already planted 83% of the area with the cereal, Santa Catarina has 72% of the crops planted. In the Southern region, which concentrates the main producers of the cereal, only Paraná is still facing difficulties. "In the north of the state, the crops had been suffering from high temperatures and lack of rain, but the rainfall of the last few days should reverse the situation," says Müller. For the other regions, the meteorologist predicts that the rain should also reach the Southeast, part ...