The Brazilian grain harvest in the 2018/19 season should be between 233.7 and 238.3 million tons, up from the previous harvest, which will be between 2.5% to 4.5%. In the same cycle, the area planted with grains should be between 61.9 and 63.1 million hectares, according to data from the 2nd Grain Survey, released today (8), by the National Supply Company (Conab).
According to Conab, grain production will continue to be boosted by the soybean harvest this season, which may reach 119.3 million tonnes in an area that can reach 36,1 thousand hectares. The company highlights the favorable climate for the implantation of the crop, where the planting area reached 80% of the expected in Mato Grosso, compared to 40.5% in the same period of the previous crop.
Another highlight is corn, whose production can reach 91 million tons, occupying an area that can be of 16.7 reaching up to 16.8 thousand hectares. The first crop of the grain also finds a suitable climate. The area planted in Minas Gerais, at the time of the survey, reached about 45% of the total area foreseen and in Rio Grande do Sul to 70.4%.
Cotton continues with the favorable market, boosting the increase of area in relation to the past harvest, being able to reach 1.4 million hectares. The immediate result is the increase in production, with a harvest that could be 16.7% higher, reaching 2.3 million tons.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.