According to the State Department of Agriculture, the summer harvest, which is in the final harvest phase, is expected to reach a production of 22.4 million tons, and the second harvest of maize should contribute an expected volume of 12, 3 million tons, if the weather is favorable.
“The expectation is to see if the second crop of maize will be consolidated at 12.3 million tons and if the bean crop will be 400 thousand tons, according to Deral projection for these two crops in the 2017/18 agricultural year,” he said. , in a note the Secretary of Agriculture Norberto Ortigara.
According to him, once these climate-dependent estimates have been defined, the conclusion of soybean harvesting that is taking place in the Campos Gerais and consolidated production of wheat and other winter cereals, Paraná should produce a volume corresponding to 18% or 19% of the grain production, which is its historical average.