Corn harvest pleases producers in northwest São Paulo Reproduction/TV TEM The frenetic pace of the harvester sets the tone for the harvest.
On Mário Ângelo Imada's farm, in the municipality of Bady Bassitt, corn began to be harvested a few days ago and the result so far has left the farmer satisfied.
However, he says that it rained well and that the ears developed and were full of grains. The producer expects to harvest 8 tons per hectare.
Last year, productivity did not exceed 3 tons due to the weather.
Corn Harvest Increase
Across Brazil, corn production is expected to increase slightly in the first harvest and fall in the second.
Combined, the IBGE forecasts a reduction of 4% this year, reaching 96 million tons. (Video: see the report shown on the program on 03/22/2020) Corn harvest pleases producers in northwest São Paulo The current harvest has been positive in relation to prices.
As the dollar soared against the real and corn is a commodity, that is, with prices set on the foreign market, producers received R$ 55.00 for a 60-kilo bag.
It's the best price in over a decade. While harvesting this crop, many people have already planted the second crop, which will be harvested in May, but the concern now has been the lack of rain.
Vida dos Santos Souza planted corn for silage.
She has already harvested everything and this year she got much more than last year.
Although she explains that the crop yielded more and that, as a result, the silage had better quality.
In short, the great flexibility that corn cultivation has, adapting to different types of production.
Therefore, the best planting time should be decided by the farmer after careful production planning, minimizing crop risk factors.