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    Brazil increased agricultural storage capacity

    Brazilian storage capacity for agricultural products reached 183.3 million tonnes and is mainly allocated to maize. It grew 1.5% in the second half of 2021 compared to the first.

    Agência BrasilBy Updated:1 Min Read
    TO GO WITH AFP STORY by Gerardo Aziakou Picture taken on April 1, 2013 of soybean stored in a warehouse at the port of Santos, some 60 km of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Santos port, the biggest in Latin America, is responsible for 25 percent of Brazil's foreign trade and handles most of the production of leading grain producing states such as Sao Paulo, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais and Goias. AFP PHOTO / Nelson ALMEIDA (Photo by NELSON ALMEIDA / AFP)

    Rio de Janeiro – Available agricultural storage capacity in Brazil reached 183.3 million tonnes in the second half of last year. The volume is 1.5% higher than recorded in the previous six months. In the same comparison, the number of storehouses grew by 1.2%.

    Data is part of the July to December 2021 Inventory Survey, released this Wednesday (8) by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE).

    Silos make up the major part of useful storage capacity in Brazil. Among the five main agricultural products in the storage units, the most significant volume (16.9 million tonnes) is maize. Then comes soybean (7.7 million), wheat (6.4 million), rice (2.4 million), and coffee (1.1 million).

    Translated by Elúsio Brasileiro

     

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