The 9th Grain Harvest Survey 2018/2019, released this Tuesday (11) by the National Supply Company (Conab), indicates that production in Brazil for this period could reach 238.9 million tons. This number represents a growth of 4.9% or 11.2 million tons, compared to the 2017/18 harvest. The planted area should be 62.9 million hectares and showed a growth of 1.9%, compared to the previous harvest. The largest increases in area identified are soybeans, 672.8 thousand hectares, second-crop corn, 795.3 thousand hectares and cotton, 425 thousand hectares.
The production of the first corn crop is estimated at 26.3 million tons. The highlight is the Southern Region of the country, which represents more than 45% of this total. There was a reduction of 2% in the area cultivated for this crop, especially in Minas Gerais, Maranhão and Piauí. The second corn crop had an increase of 31.1% in production, driven mainly by the expected increases in Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul and Paraná. The cultivated area also reached an increase of 6.9%, compared to 2017/18.
Soybean production is expected to reach 114.8 million tons, 3.7% less than the 2017/18 harvest. Of this total, 78% are in the Central-West and South regions. There was an increase of 1.9% in the planting area.
Rice production is forecast at 10.5 million tons, 12.9% lower than the last harvest, mainly due to reductions in the leading producing states: Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Mato Grosso and Tocantins.
Finally, for the first-crop beans, there was a decrease of 13.2% in the area and 22.8% in the estimated production compared to 2017/18. The highlights were the variations in area in Piauí and Paraná. The second-crop beans had 1.47 thousand hectares cultivated, with emphasis on Ceará, Mato Grosso and Paraná, as the largest areas planted in this period. The planting of the third-crop beans is still underway, with an estimated sown area of 591 thousand hectares.
2019 Winter Harvest – With the start of planting, starting in April, the production of winter crops (oats, canola, rye, barley, wheat and triticale) is estimated to be around 0.8% higher than that obtained in 2018.
Post: Marina Carvejani
Author: Notícias Agrícolas
Source: Notícias Agrícolas
