{"id":323511,"date":"2023-01-16T16:21:08","date_gmt":"2023-01-16T19:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/com-safrinha-e-novos-mercados-milho-brasileiro-ganha-forca\/"},"modified":"2023-01-16T16:29:16","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T19:29:16","slug":"brazil-maize-gains-ground-with-winter-harvest-new-markets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/brazil-maize-gains-ground-with-winter-harvest-new-markets\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazil: Maize gains ground with winter harvest, new markets"},"content":{"rendered":"

S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 Maize<\/strong> production has gained strength in Brazil recently and could keep growing in this crop, with sector institutions expecting a new record-breaking<\/strong> volume. According to the Brazilian National Supply Company (CONAB), the maize harvest could reach 125 million tonnes in the 2022\/2023 crop, up 10% from the previous period.<\/p>\n

The sound performance is primarily due to the winter crop<\/strong>, which started small but today is accountable for most of the maize produced in the country. Due to the winter crop, even with the impact of droughts on the summer crop harvested in the southern region, the total Brazilian output could still be sufficient for the domestic and foreign markets.<\/p>\n

A few decades ago, Brazil began planting the second crop in the Midwest, interspersing its production with soybean<\/strong>. Thus, the country took advantage of the warm climate of states such as Goi\u00e1s to produce maize even during the winter. The optimized production of two crops in the same area made maize growth in Brazil a structural issue. \u201cIt\u2019s here to stay,\u201d said Enilson Nogueira, chief analyst for agricultural markets at C\u00e9leres consultancy firm.<\/p>\n

For Nogueira, the winter duo of maize and soybean makes production more competitive. \u201cThis makes the cost lower compared to other countries. And the fact we have gained space in the international market is due to competitive prices and an optimized two-harvest business model,\u201d said Nogueira in an interview with ANBA.<\/p>\n

According to him, another factor to highlight is the growth of the crop area. \u201cWe expect to have, in the winter harvest, 1 million hectares more. We have this stimulus in response to profitability. Producers are still glimpsing attractive prices, and it can get interesting because it is this crop we target for exports, including to Arab countries<\/strong>,\u201d said Nogueira.<\/p>\n

Booming exports<\/h4>\n

The expert recalled the production surplus could also result in increased shipments abroad. \u201cIf [the production record] is confirmed, and we have a long way to go, we foresee an outlook with Brazil exporting 49 to 50 million tonnes between late 2023 and early 2024, which would also be a record. And, in practice, from the moment we have high productivity, we gain international competitiveness,\u201d he pointed out.<\/p>\n

Brazilian exports<\/a> gained momentum in recent years, with the country conquering ground in the foreign market and capturing markets such as China. The movement was mainly due to external factors such as the conflict in Ukraine, which until then was the world\u2019s second-largest maize exporter, and weather issues such as the drought that hit the United States.<\/p>\n

For Andr\u00e9 Sanches, a researcher at the Center for Advanced Studies in Applied Economics of the University of S\u00e3o Paulo (CEPEA-USP), the structured growth of maize was the basis for Brazil to export more to the world. \u201cLast year, while other players suffered from climate issues, Brazil benefited from a record harvest and supplied the global market. This year also has the prospect of a record-breaking harvest. Egypt<\/strong>, for instance, was the fourth leading buyer, and Saudi Arabia<\/strong> bought over 1 million tonnes of Brazilian maize. Brazil has stood out for its production capacity and selling at competitive rates,\u201d concluded Sanches.<\/p>\n

But is it possible to keep the new buyers from the last harvests? \u201cWe don\u2019t see a change of scenery. [Brazil\u2019s productivity] is a structural thesis, a conjuncture. In addition to Brazil being structurally competitive, countries like China have already started looking for Brazilian maize,\u201d concluded Nogueira, recognizing demand from the Asian giant, which is increasingly purchasing the product abroad, and now competes with Arab nations for Brazilian maize.<\/p>\n

Translated by El\u00fasio Brasileiro<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ol\u00edmpio Pereira de Oliveira filho\/Embrapa Milho e Sorgo<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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