Pioneer advances in leadership in summer and off-season corn in Brazil

Pioneer, a brand from Corteva Agriscience, remains the leader for the 14th consecutive year in the corn seed market in Brazil, according to research carried out by the companies Kleffmann (summer corn) and Spark (off-season corn), specialized in studies for agribusiness. Among the 10 best-selling hybrids in the country, four are part of the Pioneer portfolio, with emphasis on the first and second placed.

O P3707VYH It is the hybrid most used by Brazilian producers in the off-season. With Leptra technology to control caterpillars, its distinguishing features are production stability, plant and grain health and good tolerance to stunting. Already the 30F53 remains the best-selling summer corn hybrid for 13 years in Brazil. In addition to offering production stability, it presents grain quality and wide geographic adaptation and by growing season.

“Pioneer was the first company to produce and commercialize hybrid corn in the world and has research and innovation in its DNA. Since becoming one of Corteva's brands three years ago, Pioneer has been growing 500 bags of corn per year in the country. It is the leading brand in the corn market globally and, combining the genetics of its products with customer focus , has been bringing local solutions to producers across Brazil for almost 50 years”, says Ecli Ávila, Leader of Pioneer in Brazil and Paraguay.

In the 2019/20 harvest, Brazil achieved the highest grain production in history, with around 257 million tons. Corn is responsible for 102 million tons of this total, according to the National Supply Company (Conab). To contribute to this scenario, Pioneer is preparing a series of innovations, including a line of materials with greater drought tolerance, as well as hybrids from the expansion of Corteva's germplasm bank.

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