Brazil will harvest 21.2 million tonnes less in 2023-24 compared to the previous crop cycle particularly due to losses caused by climate problems. Corn and soybean are the most impacted.
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The 24% growth will be driven by soybeans, maize and cotton, Brazil’s Agriculture Ministry reported.
Brazilian agency Conab estimates a 2022-23 foodgrain output of record 315.8 million tonnes.
The country expects to produce 125,000 tonnes of the product in 2022, up 8.69% from last year. The estimate was released by SANA, the country’s official news agency.
Droughts and frosts affected the productivity of coffee plantations in the region of the largest coffee cooperative in Brazil, Cooxupé. According to the entity’s president, logistical issues could also hamper shipments in 2023.
Brazilian exports to the Arab nations decreased and revenue from July 2021 to June this year dropped. The cycle was of lower production, but the Arab bloc also diminished its share.
With investments from the United Arab Emirates, the factory can produce around 900,000 tons of beet sugar.
In 2021 the volume shipped to the Arabs and other major blocs was down. Production this year is expected to increase.
Tropical cultivars have enabled wheat to be farmed in Ceará, Brazil, in spite of dry climate and scant water resources. The Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa) partnered up with a private company to enable a faster-than-usual harvest with good yields. The experience could be replicated in Arab countries.
The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) reported that cereal, legume and oilseed output will amount to 250.5 million tons in 2020, up 9 million tons from 2019.
IBGE forecasts a harvest of 246.7 million tonnes in 2020, up 2.2% from a year ago.
Harvest to reach 236 million tonnes in 2019, 9.5 million tonnes more than last year.
The Brazilian National Company of Supply and IBGE have released their projections for the crops. Both expect growth.
The 2019 harvest will be up 1% from last year’s according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE).
