Sep 17, 2024
First Corn Crop in Brazil 19% Planted, Soybeans 0.06% Planted
Author: Michael Cordonnier/Soybean & Corn Advisor, Inc.
Brazilian farmers had planted 0.06% of their 2024/25 soybeans as of late last week compared to 0.15% last year according to AgRural. The Mato Grosso Institute of Agricultural Economics (Imea) reported last Friday that a few fields of irrigated soybeans had been planted in the state, but there were not enough to publish an official percentage. Last year at this time, less than 1% of the soybeans in Mato Grosso had been planted. The forecast for Mato Grosso is calling for the chances of rain to increase starting September 25th and if the forecast verifies, planting will get underway in October.
As of this writing, a few fields of soybeans have been planted in Parana, but it too is less than 1%. On average, at least 1% of the soybeans in Parana are planted by this time. A few farmers did "plant in the dust" in anticipation of rainfall. The state did receive some rain over the weekend, but it remains to be seen if the rain was heavy enough to encourage widespread planting.
Planting of the first corn crop is underway in southern Brazil where there has been some rainfall. Approximately 19% of the first corn crop in southern Brazil was planted as of late last week compared to 20% last year according to AgRural. This represents an advance of 4% for the week. In the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Emater reported that 37% of the corn was planted as of late last week.
In the state of Parana, the Department of Rural Economics (Deral) reported that 29% of the corn had been planted as of earlier last week. The corn was rated 6% average and 94% good.
The first corn crop in Brazil will account for only 20-25% of Brazil's total corn production. The safrinha crop will account for over 75% of the total corn production, so it is the safrinha crop that needs to be monitored closely.