Brasília – Brazil should have the largest agricultural production in the world by the end of the next decade. That is the forecast of the Agricultural Outlook 2010- 2019, published on Tuesday (15) by the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
According to the publication, Brazilian agricultural production should rise 40% from 2010 to 2019 – greater growth than that of Russia, the Ukraine, China and India, which should register a 20% higher percentage over the same period.
The document shows the sectors of ethanol and oleaginous plants as highlights for Brazilian agriculture. Production of alcohol should grow 7.5% a year by 2019, according to the BBC. In the area of oleaginous plants, Brazil should become the main global exporter by 2018, exceeding the United States. The tendency is for Brazilian produce to rise from the current 26% of global production to 35% by 2019.
To the FAO and OECD, the rhythm of agricultural growth should be slower next decade than in the last ten years, but the stipulated target of 70% growth to supply the global demand by 2050 should be reached.
*Translated by Mark Ament
