Corn harvest in Mato Grosso reaches 96.77% of the planned area, according to Imea.

The second corn crop harvest in Mato Grosso has entered its final stretch and has already reached 96.77% of the cultivated area, according to an indicator from the Mato Grosso Institute of Agricultural Economics (Imea) updated this Friday (31). In this last week of July, the work advanced 6.11 percentage points, keeping the state ahead of the pace recorded in the same period of the last harvest. According to Imea analyst Milena Bezerra, the harvest is nearing completion in practically the entire state, with the exception of the Southeast region. The expectation is that the removal of the grains will be completed between the first and second week of August. "The second corn crop harvest is already heading towards the final stretch here in Mato Grosso, with about 97% of the total area harvested. In general, the work is slightly above what was observed in the same period of the 2024/25 harvest," she says. According to the analyst, the Central-North and North regions are practically concluding the harvest at the end of July, while the Southeast region still registers about 86% of the area harvested. Despite still having the lowest percentage harvested, the Southeast region registered the greatest weekly advance, of 18.02 percentage points, reaching 85.61% of the area harvested. This performance was driven by the intensification of operations in areas that reached the ideal point for grain removal. Milena also points out that, as most of the crops have already been harvested, the remaining areas are more dispersed, and many producers are choosing to postpone grain removal from the field to reduce moisture, a strategy that facilitates storage and tends to slow down the pace of operations in the coming weeks. "In these remaining areas, many producers are waiting for the grain moisture to decrease to facilitate storage. In the coming weeks, the expectation is that the harvest will be completed in most of the state, with the exception of the Southeast region, which should take a little longer," explains Milena. Even with the more moderate pace expected in the coming days, the corn harvest is 0.39 percentage points ahead of the same period in the 2024/25 crop year. A harvest of 57 million tons. In addition to the progress of the harvest, Imea maintains its expectation of a record harvest for Mato Grosso. The most recent estimate points to an average productivity of 128.64 sacks per hectare, a new state record, a result obtained after more than 800 Imea field assessments carried out in 82 municipalities. With increased productivity and the expansion of the cultivated area, corn production for the 2025/26 crop year is estimated at 57.06 million tons, a volume 2.92% higher than that recorded in the previous season. According to Imea, this performance reflects favorable weather conditions throughout the crop cycle in most producing regions, consolidating Mato Grosso as the largest corn producer in the country. 

This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.