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Brazil's harvest for 2016 estimated at 209.3 million tons, slight drop from 2015

Monday, December 14th 2015 - 08:17 UTC
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The harvest includes 101.5 million tons of soybeans; 28.8 million tons of corn and 12.2 million tons of rice. The harvest includes 101.5 million tons of soybeans; 28.8 million tons of corn and 12.2 million tons of rice.

Brazil's harvest in 2016 will reach 209.3 million tons, which is 0.5% less than in 2015 according to the estimates from the Brazilian stats institute, IBGE. The fall is related to less crops of oilseeds, cereals and legumes in the centre west of the vast country, which is also the main farming area, as well as in the north.

 The harvest includes 101.5 million tons of soybeans; 28.8 million tons of corn and 12.2 million tons of rice. The three crops represent 90% of Brazil's total production of food commodities.

This year the final harvest is estimated by IBGE to reach 210.3 million tons, just below an earlier estimate (210.6 million tons), which represents an 8.1% increase over the previous crop year, which in 2014 was 194.6 million tons. The area cultivated is 57.7 million hectares, 86.3% with soy, corn and rice. Soybean production was up 11.7%, rice, 1.2% and corn, 7.3%.

Brazil's agriculture expansion has been formidable: only a decade ago total production was 112.6 million tons and a cultivated area of 47.6 million hectares, or 21% less than currently.

Categories: Agriculture, Economy, Brazil.
Tags: agriculture Brazil, Brazil, Brazil soybean, Brazil's harvest 2016, Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), corn Brazil.

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  • Brasileiro

    Look at the headline: Brazil's harvest for 2016 estimated at 209.3 million tons, slight drop from 2015

    And in the second paragraph: This year the final harvest is estimated by IBGE to reach 210.3 million tons, just below an earlier estimate (210.6 million tons), which represents an 8.1% increase over the previous crop year, which in 2014 was 194.6 million tons.

    In my view this is wonderful news that has been transformed in the worst events in the world by MercoPress.

    The foreign media sell his own mother for speak ill of Brazil.

    5 Eyes will have a glaucoma if Brazil keep moving forward!

    Dec 14th, 2015 - 10:12 am 0
  • Briton

    You should donate any spare harvest to India, they are poorer and need it,

    Brazil is rich and needs nothing,
    so they say..

    Dec 14th, 2015 - 07:36 pm 0
  • Brasileiro

    Brazil is the largest donor of food in the world! The African continent receives our help is in food or soil correction technology for planting.

    The improved seeds from Embrapa are largely donated for planting in Africa, India, Indonesia and East Timor.

    The agronomists from Embrapa are also spread across all these countries providing rural extension and skilled labor for the development of agriculture in these friendly countries.

    Interested parties can learn more about the work developed by Embrapa:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJd7zEgHqzc

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJd7zEgHqzc

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJd7zEgHqzc

    Dec 14th, 2015 - 07:59 pm 0
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