After eight consecutive growing seasons, Brazilian farmers are once again preparing to increase the grain and oilseed area in the 2018/19 cycle, which is expected to reach 63.878 million hectares, against 61.964 million ha of the harvest previous [high of 3%], points out an estimate of DATAGRO grain analyst Flávio Roberto de França Júnior.
With the advance in the planted area, production is expected to reach a historical record of 243.725 million tons, an increase of 6% compared to the previous harvest of 2017/18 of 229.478 million tons. According to France Júnior, better credit supply and higher prices of some important crops drive the planting.
“The evolution of the area must occur in most major crops, with a balance between cereals and oilseeds. At first, except for rice alone, “says the grain analyst.
France Junior points out that in the technological issue, the formation of the new crop should not raise major concerns. However, he notes that on the climate side, the picture is uncertain. “However, meteorological data indicate a trend for the occurrence of the El Niño phenomenon, which means above-average rainfall in the Center-South region and below the Central-North average.”
Check production estimates for some of the main crops of cereals and oilseeds in the 2018/19 crop:
:: Soybean: 121,156 million tons, growth of 2%;
:: Maize: 92.985 million tons, up 13%;
:: Rice: 11.720 million tons, 1% decrease;
:: Wheat: 5.450 million tons, 3% advance.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.