Brazil's summer corn production expected to decrease by 17.7% in 2020-2021

Brazil's agriculture consulting agency Safras and Mercado forecasts that Brazil's summer corn production for 2020-2021 is expected to be 1.952 million tonnes, down 17.7 per cent from 2.3161 million tonnes in the same period a year ago, due to dry weather in the southern states, the Agricultural Channel reported on November 27.
said the drought had significantly affected summer corn production, which is expected to fall by 33.9 per cent, 30.1 per cent and 7.9 per cent, respectively, in Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul and Parana.
Safras and Mercado believe that good corn prices continue to encourage farmers to expand corn cultivation, the second quarter corn area will expand.
the full year, Brazil's 2020-2021 corn cultivation area is expected to be 2017.3 million hectares, an increase of 3.6% compared to 19.475 million hectares in the same period last year; 5 kg/ha, exceeding the previous year's average yield of 5486 kg/ha, and total production is expected to be 1128.65 million tons, an increase of 5.65% over the previous year's 106.833 million tons, which will be a new record.
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