Irregular climate redefines decisions for the second crop season

The irregularity of rainfall in the Midwest has come to dominate planning for the second crop. Between November and January, various regions registered volumes between 20% and 45% below the historical average, according to data from Inmet. The MATOPIBA and part of Mato Grosso do Sul were the most affected, with prolonged dry spells interspersed with technical rains concentrated in short periods, which compromised the water regularity throughout the cycle. The delay in planting soybeans, with areas entering the field up to 20 days later than the ideal interval, significantly reduced the operational window for corn. This movement pushed the sowing of the second crop into periods of higher climatic risk. In Mato Grosso, data from IMEA indicate that planting should advance to after February 25 in most regions, a phase in which the water risk curve rises. The 23/24 crop had already shown the effects of this scenario, with significant losses in safrinha corn planted outside the window, ...