The Department of Rural Economy (Deral), part of the Paraná State Department of Agriculture and Supply, has reduced its estimates for the production of soybeans, summer corn and second-crop corn for the 2022/23 harvest in the state. Despite the cut, the state’s grain harvest still exceeds that harvested in the 2021/22 cycle, according to estimates from a monthly survey in January.
In the case of soybeans, Deral reduced the production estimate from 21.433 million tons to 20.737 million tons. Even with the cut, the volume, if confirmed, will be 69% higher than that harvested in the 2021/22 harvest. The estimated area was increased from 5.717 million hectares to 5.744 million hectares, an annual increase of 1%. Productivity is estimated at 3,610 kg per hectare compared to 2,182 kg per hectare last season. For summer corn, the crop projection went from 3.733 million tons to 3.693 million tons, still an increase of 24% compared to the 2021/22 cycle. The planted area was increased from 383.9 thousand hectares to 386.7 thousand hectares, an annual reduction of 10%. Productivity is estimated at 9,550 kg per hectare compared to 7,106 kg per hectare in the last harvest.
As for the second corn crop in Paraná for the 2022/23 season, Deral now projects production of 15.373 million tons compared to 15.419 million tons. If confirmed, the harvest will be 16% higher than last season. The area was also reduced, going from 2.644 million hectares to 2.636 million hectares, 3% less than that planted in the second harvest of 2021/22. Average productivity is estimated at 5,833 kg per hectare, compared to 4,927 tons per hectare in the second harvest of 2021/22.
Deral records wheat growth in Paraná
Regarding wheat from the 2021/22 harvest, which has already ended, Deral adjusted the estimated production from 3.376 million tons to 3.378 million tons, an annual increase of 5%. The area was also revised from 1.192 million hectares cultivated to 1.194 million hectares, a drop of 3% compared to 2020/21. Crop productivity was 2,836 kg per hectare, compared to 2,632 kg per hectare in the previous cycle.
Source: Canal Rural