The National Supply Company (Conab) reported that Brazil’s second corn crop planting for the 2023–24 summer season is progressing rapidly. Over 31% of the area is already sown, indicating a swift advance from the previous week’s 19.8% and surpassing the 20.4% recorded at the same time in 2023. Brazil’s first corn crop planting for the […]
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