Brazil’s second corn crop is expected to hit 102.9 million metric tons in 2023, agribusiness consultancy AgRural said on Monday, increasing its May forecast of 97.9 million metric tons because of favorable weather.

Farmers in the center-south region have harvested through last Thursday 17% of the area planted for their second crop, AgRural added, up 8 percentage points from the previous week although still lagging last year’s levels (31%).