RAIN BOOSTS CORN HARVEST FORECAST

April rains in Mato Grosso do Sul have raised farmers’ hopes for an increased corn harvest in 2025. Compared to last year, yields are expected to rise by 20%, with an estimated 100 sacks per hectare.

The favorable rainfall during the corn’s development stage has allowed the ears to grow in size and weight, becoming fuller and richer in kernels. This is the reality in many fields across Mato Grosso do Sul, which should result in a higher overall production for the state this season.

Mato Grosso do Sul planted just over 2.1 million hectares of corn—almost the same area as last year. However, crop conditions are significantly better than in the previous harvest, and the state is expected to produce nearly 10.2 million tons of corn, a 20% increase.

The rain arrived at a crucial moment for grain development.

Agronomist Flávio Faedo Aguena, from the Mato Grosso do Sul Soy Producers Association (Aprosoja-MS), explained that most corn fields were at the end of the vegetative growth stage and entering the reproductive stage when the rains began.

As a result, water and soil nutrients were abundant right when the crop required them most.

Corn Harvest in Mato Grosso

In Mato Grosso, Brazil’s largest corn-producing state, the planted area is expected to reach 7.11 million hectares—a 4.58% increase compared to last year. According to the Mato Grosso Institute of Agricultural Economics (Imea), yields could reach up to 114 sacks per hectare.