The National Supply Company (Conab) released early this Thursday morning (10) the 12th Grain Survey with the results of the 19/20 harvest. A historic record was confirmed, totaling 257.8 million tons of grains in the country. This volume is 4.5% or 11 million tons higher than the last harvest. The evolution was accompanied by an increase in the planted area by 4.2%, closing at 65.7 million hectares and also an increase in productivity by 0.3%, at an average of 3.912 kg/hectare.
Soybeans were the flagship, placing Brazil as the largest producer in the world. The oilseed also reached a record of 124.8 million tons and a gain of 4.3% compared to the 2018/19 harvest. 36.9 million hectares were planted. The largest producers are Mato Grosso, leading the way with 35.8 million tons (advance of 8.9%); in second place comes Paraná, with 21.5 million tons (advance of 27.6%); and in third comes Goiás, with 13.1 million tons (advance of 8.8%). The second and third placed took the position that was in Rio Grande do Sul and suffered from the drought. Production in Rio Grande do Sul fell from 19.5 million tons in the previous harvest to 11.4 million tons, a drop of 41.4%.
Another good result is that of corn. The total result of the three harvests is coming to an end, with only crops cultivated in the Sealba region, in addition to Pernambuco and Roraima, remaining. The share of these states is something close to 1.7% in the national consolidated. The first harvest has already been harvested and the second is being finalized. The expectation is to close at more than 102 million tons, an increase of 2.5%.
Another highlight is cotton lint, which is about to reach a record level of 2.93 million tons, with growth of 4.2% above the previous period. The positive data is due to the investments made in these crops and the climate.
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For rice, there is a production record of 11.2 million tons and an increase of 6.7% in relation to the last harvest. With the harvest practically finished, 10.3 million tons are in irrigated cultivation areas and around 900 thousand tons in rainfed plantations. In the case of beans, the total production estimate is 3.23 million tons, mainly of common beans, an increase of 6.4% compared to 2018/19. The first and second harvests are already finished.
Winter harvest
Wheat, the season's main crop, is in stages ranging from the vegetative phase to the final harvest. Expectation of 6.8 million tons, an increase of 32.2% but these numbers still depend on how the crops will evolve after heavy frosts in Rio Grande do Sul. The losses are still being assessed.
Other winter crops (oats, canola, rye, barley, wheat and triticale) should reach growth of 11.6% in the cultivation area, with emphasis on wheat, which shows an expansion of 14.1%, standing at 2.33 million hectares and production, depending on climate behavior, of 6.8 million tons.
Source: agrolink
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