2022/23 Brazil safrinha corn 96% planted

Published Mar 30, 2023

Tridge summary

As of late March, Brazil's safrinha corn planting is nearly completed, with 96% of the crop planted, despite some delayed planting in the south, which could affect yields. However, decreasing rainfall in the east-central regions, potentially signaling an early end to the summer rainy season, is a cause for concern. The planting progress varies across states like Mato Grosso (99% planted) and Parana (77%), with Parana experiencing the slowest safrinha planting since 2016. In Minas Gerais, farmers are still working on soybean harvesting, delaying safrinha corn planting, and experts are cautious about the risk of planting more corn due to the uncertain summer rainy season. Additionally, agricultural consultancy Agroconsult has lowered its Brazilian corn crop estimate to 125.5 million tons, down from 130.9 million tons, due to reduced expectations for safrinha corn acreage.

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Original content

Safrinha corn in Brazil was 96% planted as of late last week with only a few fields left to plant in isolated areas. In the northern areas, most of the corn was planted within the ideal planting window, while in the southern areas, a significant portion of the corn was planted after the ideal window had closed. It is the later planted corn that has the greater risk of lower yields. Rainfall amounts in Brazil are declining especially in the east-central regions of Brazil. If this trend continues, it may signal an early end to the summer rainy season, which would have repercussions for any late planted safrinha corn. Mato Grosso – The safrinha corn planting in Mato Grosso is 99% compared to 99.9% last year. Approximately 80% of the safrinha corn in Mato Grosso was planted within the ideal planting window which closed at the end of February. The weather thus far has been favorable for the early corn development, but rainfall amounts are starting to diminish which is not unusual for ...

Source: UkrAgroConsult