Paraguay: Record corn production in the 2022 harvest helped triple exports

Maize (Corn)

Paraguay

Published May 18, 2023

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Corn exports for the 2022 harvest closed with a volume of 4.6 million tons, triple what was shipped in the previous season, confirming the record production of 6.4 million tons of the last season, according to the Foreign Trade report of the Paraguayan Chamber of Exporters and Marketers of Grains and Oilseeds (Capeco).

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At the end of the 2022 harvest corn shipments, whose export period was computed from July 2022 to April 2023, Paraguay tripled the export of cereal, since 4,607,317 tons were shipped, that is, 3,081,392 tons more (202% ) than the 2021 harvest, when 1,525,925 tons were evicted. This confirms record production of the last campaign, which reached 6.4 million tons, and yields never seen before as a national average, Capeco highlights. Unlike previous harvests, a large part of the national corn production was exported to countries outside of Mercosur, which allowed a great diversification of markets and provided significant support to shipping companies and land carriers due to the volume of cargo generated. explained Lic. Sonia Tomassone, Capeco Foreign Trade Advisor. He also indicated that the new harvest corn "is still in the field, where, although it is developing under favorable conditions, the first expected frosts could affect production." Capeco's Foreign Trade adviser stressed ...

Source: Productivacm