The Brazilian harvest of grains, cereals and oilseeds is expected to hit a record 258.5 million tons in 2021, according to the Systematic Survey of Agricultural Production (LSPA) released on Thursday (8) by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). According to the entity, there was a decrease of 1.6% in relation to previous data (down 4.2 million tons). The decrease is mainly due to the decline in the second corn crop. According to the survey analyst Carlos Barradas, the retraction is due to the lack of rain in some producing states, such as Goiás, Minas Gerais, Paraná and Mato Grosso do Sul. The second crop represents 72.8% of corn production. This grain is expected to amount to 95 million tons in 2021. Corn, rice and soy are the three main products in the group of grains, cereals and oilseeds. Together, they represent 92.6% of the estimated production and account for 87.9% of the area to be harvested.
Source: Canal Rural (*Translated by Ia Niani)