Brazil: Summer corn planting continues to advance, but the delay increases compared to the last harvest, points out Conab

The National Supply Company (Conab) released its weekly monitoring of Brazilian crops and updated the development stage of corn crops for the 2023/24 summer harvest in Brazil. The planting of the first 23/24 harvest is advancing across Brazil, moving from 40.2% last week to 45.8% of the total forecast, which is behind the 53.9% in the same period last harvest. The most advanced states in activities are Paraná (95%), Santa Catarina (89%), Rio Grande do Sul (80%), Minas Gerais (46.9%), São Paulo (45%), Bahia (9%) and Goiás (1%). Looking at these state data, planting delays also stand out, since at the same time in 2022, sowing was already at 15% in ...