The area planted with grains in Brazil is expected to total 63.8 million hectares in 2019, up 3% over the area planned for this year (62.1 million hectares). With this data, Brazilian producers are expected to increase the area planted with grains for the 9th consecutive time, according to a report for the 2019 crop of cereals and oilseeds, prepared by DATAGRO Consulting.
DATAGRO is linked to the increase in the area planted with the best credit supply, as well as to the increase in prices in some important crops in the country, which remains favorable even with the increase in production costs, as well as difficulties in the freight market.
Considering the possibility of El Niño, which, despite the moderate intensity can impact the rainfall regime of the Center-South region, DATAGRO estimates a record grain production for 2019, with a harvest of 245.7 million tons, a high of 6 % on the expected volume for this year (231.2 million tons).
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.