Barley planting in Paraná advances to 44% of the planned area, says Deral.

The Conjunctural Bulletin of the Department of Rural Economy (Deral), of the Secretariat of Agriculture and Supply (Seab), released this Thursday (11), highlights that barley planting has already reached 44% of the estimated area. The result is due to favorable weather and ideal soil moisture. The advance consolidates the projection of a record area of 126 thousand hectares for 2026, an extension 21% higher than the 104 thousand hectares harvested in 2025. With this, the production estimate remains above 550 thousand tons, according to the data indicated in May. However, there is still a challenge for the coming months because of the El Niño phenomenon. The risk of a high incidence of rain in the spring may affect the quality of the grains at harvest. Paraná is the main producer in the country. Rio Grande do Sul is the second main producer, but with about 100.4 thousand tons. The country is expected to produce 678,700 tons, according to IBGE estimates, a 7.2% increase compared to the volume produced in 2025. "Barley planting progressed well this week due to drier weather, unlike May when we had a lot of rain. The positive side is that the May rains were also important for planting, as they provided soil moisture for the work to proceed fully," says Carlos Hugo Godinho, agronomist and analyst at Deral. CORN – For grain crops, the second corn crop of 2025/26 is progressing and strengthening expectations of a good production. According to the latest Deral survey, the estimate for the harvest is 17.5 million tons. Harvesting is still occurring in isolated and sporadic areas, having recently begun in the western region, the state's main producing area by volume. To date, approximately 14,000 hectares have been harvested, representing less than 1% of the total cultivated area. "Of the 2.9 million hectares planted, 24% are already in the final stage of development and present virtually no risk of frost, while the remaining 76% still require attention to temperature variations," explains Deral analyst Edmar Gervasio.

This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.