Articles tagged under: Michael Cordonnier
Cordonnier Expects a Record Corn Yield
Published July 16, 2025
Record corn yields are being forecast in the United States. Soybean and Corn Advisor President Michael Cordonnier said weather conditions in the first half of July have been nearly ideal for corn. Cordonnier raised his corn yield estimate two bushels…Brazil’s Safrinha Corn Crop Gets Bigger
Published June 29, 2025
Thanks to timely rains in April and May, Brazilian farmers are harvesting what could be a record-breaking Safrinha corn crop. Soybean and Corn Advisor agronomist Dr. Michael Cordonnier says yields are climbing, though wet weather is slowing harvest progress. “It…Cordonnier: Brazil Corn Hit by Unusual Frost
Published May 30, 2025
South America’s crop season is ending with mixed results. In Brazil, Soybean and Corn Advisor President Michael Cordonnier says second-crop corn yields have been strong. “In fact, there are record yields in many states. I've been increasing my South America…Brazil’s Soybean Harvest Pushes Forward
Published March 21, 2025
The soybean harvest in Brazil is 70 percent complete, up nine percent from last week. “The big state of Mato Grosso is about done at 97 percent complete while the slowest state is Rio Grande do Sul in southern Brazil,…Cordonnier Updates South American Forecast
Published February 26, 2025
Soybean and Corn Advisor President Michael Cordonnier lowered his Brazilian soybean production by a million tonnes and held corn production steady in his monthly report. Cordonnier made no changes to the Argentine forecast, saying recent rains in Argentina have stabilized…Cordonnier: Slow Brazilian Harvest
Published January 22, 2025
Soybean and Corn Advisor President Michael Cordonnier sees concern building over the harvest schedule. "The soybean harvest is very slow, 1.7 percent compared to six percent last year. Monte Grosso is even slower at 1.4 percent harvested and last year was…A Big Brazilian Crop
Published December 19, 2024
Brazilian crop production continues to look very large. Soybean and Corn Advisor President Michael Cordonnier says there is one big concern for Brazil, a wet harvest season. "A lot of guys planted half of their soybeans in a two-week period which…Cordonnier Increases Brazilian Crop Forecast
Published December 5, 2024
South American crop consultant Michael Cordonnier has bumped his Brazil soybean crop estimate to 170 million metric tons. That’s up two million tons from his last forecast. Cordonnier said there are some regional concerns about dryness in western Parana, southern…Soybean Planting in Brazil on Schedule
Published November 12, 2024
Brazil is seeing some much-needed moisture, which is helping with soybean planting progress throughout the northern and central ag regions. Soybean and Corn Advisor President Michael Cordonnier says Brazil’s soybean planting is on schedule and crop conditions look good. "Soybeans…