The Brazilian milling industry processed 12.17 million tons of wheat in 2018, a volume 3.4% higher than the 11.77 million in 2017. The North / Northeast area, with 3.71 million tons, followed by Paraná (3.47 million), Santa Catarina / Rio Grande do Sul (2.17 million), São Paulo (1.65 million) and Central-West / Minas Gerais / Rio de Janeiro / Espírito Santo (16 million). The data are from the Brazilian Wheat Industry Association (Abitrigo). For the first time, the entity calculated the mills’ extraction, which, at the national average, stood at 75.9% last year. This is the percentage of flour obtained from the total wheat processed. The best result was verified in the plants of the Center-West / Minas Gerais / Rio de Janeiro / Espírito Santo (77.6%). This is followed by North / Northeast (77%), Paraná (76.4%), São Paulo (76.3%) and Santa Catarina / Rio Grande do Sul (74.9%).
Source: Dinheiro Rural