MS estimates growth in second-crop corn production

According to estimates from the Siga-MS Project, carried out by Aprosoja/MS, Mato Grosso do Sul should produce more than 10,2 million tons of corn in the second harvest 2024/2025, an increase of 20,6% compared to the previous cycle.

The estimate indicates that the area destined for cereal cultivation will be 2,2 million hectares, an increase of 0,1% compared to the previous cycle. The expected average productivity is 80,8 bags per hectare, an increase of 20,5%, compared to the 2023/2024 harvest. 

The data is in line with the production potential observed in the state’s last five harvests. 

According to data from the Siga-MS Project, the southern region is the most advanced in planting, with around 6% of the area planted, followed by the central region, which has already sown 3,5% of the area, and the northern region with 0,3% of the area planted.

The percentage of area planted in the second harvest 2024/2025 is 0,7 percentage points higher than in the second harvest 2/2023, as of January 2024. “The best period for sowing the second corn harvest in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul usually occurs between mid-January and mid-March. This period is crucial to ensure that the corn has adequate climatic conditions for development, especially in relation to the availability of rain and temperature”, points out the technical coordinator of Aprosoja/MS, Gabriel Balta.