PR 2024/25 Harvest: harvests are progressing, but the weather requires attention

The pace of harvesting of various crops, the challenging conditions for second-crop corn and the beginning of preparations for the 2/2025 summer harvest are the highlights in the Paraná countryside in the first half of April. The information comes from the Paraná Department of Rural Economy (Deral), which released its bulletin this week with the weather and cultivation conditions in the state.

According to the survey, 1% of the first corn crop has already been harvested, while 97% of the estimated areas have been planted for the second corn crop. Despite the return of rain, the bulletin warns of irregular rainfall, which threatens the productive potential of crops in the grain filling phase, especially in the hottest regions of the state.

In the second potato crop, planting reached 2%, and the harvest is progressing with 93% of the areas. In the second bean crop, 32% of the cultivated area has been harvested so far, facing consolidated losses in some regions due to drought during crop development.

For the first soybean crop, Paraná has already harvested 1% of the planted area, while irrigated rice is still being harvested as planned. The tangerine harvest has begun in the Cerro Azul and Dr. Ulysses regions, and the two-cycle cassava harvest is taking place according to schedule.

The bulletin also states that preparations for the coffee harvest have already begun, with good expectations for prices and productivity. In winter planting, more oat areas are being sown, while wheat is beginning to dry out stubble areas, but with a tendency to reduce the cultivated area. Barley planting should begin next week in the warmer regions of the north of the state.

Finally, Deral highlights the movement of producers towards early negotiations for the 2025/2026 soybean harvest, given the rise in input costs, and reports that tobacco continues to have attractive prices on the market, while pastures are recovering well with the return of humidity.