SOYBEAN AND CORN PRODUCTIVITY IN BRAZIL RISES IN 20 YEARS

Brazil stands out among the main soybean producers with the highest rate of production growth in the last two decades, registering an increase of 5.9% in soybean and corn production. Brazil currently retains its position as the largest soybean producer. In the 2001/02 harvest, Brazilian output totaled around 52 million tons of soy. Twenty years later, in the 2021/22 season, the average is 122 million tons. Brazil has also contributed to the increase of corn world supply, increasing from 44.5 million in the 2001/02 season to 116 million tons in 2021/22.

Sources: CEPEA/Canal Rural/UDOP (*Translated by Ia Niani)