In Brazil, Canal Rural reported that the National Supply Company (Conab) reported that Brazil should harvest 325.7 million tons of grains in the 2024/25 harvest, an increase of 9.4% compared to the previous season.
According to the agency, the result reflects a 2.1% increase in the cultivated area, estimated at 81.6 million hectares, and a 7.1% recovery in the average productivity of crops, forecast at 3,990 kilos per hectare.
Conab expects a soybean production of 166 million tons, around 18 million tons above the total produced in the previous harvest.
For corn, it is expected an overall production of 122 million tons, an increase of 5.5% versus the previous cycle.
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Tags: Brazil, corn, soybeans
Category: Food & Agriculture