Farm Progress America, March 20, 2023Farm Progress America, March 20, 2023

Max Armstrong discusses the safrinha corn crop in Brazil, which is getting more attention. This “second planting” of corn is now a popular purchase item for Chinese buyers. The crop goes in after soybeans are harvested. The safrinha crop represents 70 to 75% of the country’s corn crop each year, and for 2023 may top 96 million metric tons. This would the largest corn crop in Brazil’s history.

Max Armstrong's Farm Progress America is a daily look at key issues in agriculture. It is produced and presented by Max Armstrong, veteran farm broadcaster and host of This Week in Agribusiness.

Photo: Anderson Coelho/iStock/Getty Images Plus