Rio de Janeiro – National production of grain, leguminous plants and oleaginous seeds should total 183.4 million tonnes in 2013, according to an estimate disclosed on Thursday (7) by the Brazilian Institute for Geography and Statistics (IBGE). Estimated production exceeds that of 2012 (162.1 million tonnes) by 13.2%. The new projection exceeds the January estimate by 86,466 tonnes.
Among the 26 products selected, 19 presented growth in estimated production over the previous year. Rice, Maize and Soy, the three main products in this group, represented 92.5% of production. The growth is 4.9% for rice, 4.1% for maize and 26.8% for soy.
*Translated by Mark Ament