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• Monday, December 14th 2015 - 08:17 UTC

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

  

  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.

• Wednesday, April 15th 2015 - 07:37 UTC

  Brazil raises estimates of corn and soybean harvests, helped by late rainfall

  

  Brazil raised estimates for both its corn and soybean harvests, citing rains which had come in time to boost yields of later planted crops, besides boosting expectations for safrinha corn. The official Conab crop bureau lifted by 1.0m tons to 94.3m tons its estimate for Brazil's soybean production in 2014-15, as late rainfall helped results “surprise positively” in particular in central areas.

• Wednesday, February 18th 2015 - 03:56 UTC

  Brazil's corn and soybean crops flattening out influenced by climate conditions

  

  Brazil's sowings of safrinha corn are to fall for the first time in seven years, Conab (National Supply Co.) said, cutting its forecast for the country's overall production of the grain, and lowering hopes for the soybean harvest too.