The national grain harvest is expected to close 2018 with a volume of 225.8 million tons. The result is 6.2% lower than last year, representing 14.8 million tonnes. The planted area was estimated at 61.0 million hectares, down 159.8 thousand hectares, according to information released by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE).
Rice, corn and soybeans represented 92.8% of the production estimate and accounted for 87.0% of the area to be harvested. In relation to the previous year, there was an increase of 2.6% in the area of soybean and reductions of 8.0% in the corn area and 5.8% in the rice area. Regarding production, there were decreases of 18.6% for maize, 5.3% for rice and 1.6% increase for soybeans.
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In relation to July, production fell 0.4% (-1.0 million tons). Much of this decline is due to second-crop maize, which was reduced by 1.8 million tons (-3.2%).
Among the units of the federation, Mato Grosso leads the largest national grain producer, with a share of 26.6%, followed by Paraná (15.8%) and Rio Grande do Sul (14.8%). , accounted for 57.2% of the national total.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.