A study by EMBRAPA’s Secretariat of Intelligence and Strategic Relations (SIRE), released on March 4, points out that Brazilian agribusiness provided food to 772.6 million people in 2020. According to the publication, 212.2 million of these people are from Brazil and the other 560.4 million are from other countries. “The variation in the total population fed by Brazil in 2019, of 809.5 million compared to the 772.6 million fed in 2020 is due to the variation in product prices in the two years considered. Thus, it can be said that around 800 million people are fed by Brazil, including the Brazilian population”, say the authors. According to the survey, in the last ten years, Brazil’s participation in the world food market jumped from US$ 20.6 billion to US$ 100 billion. The main products exported were meat, soy, corn, cotton, and forest products. As a result, the expectation is that the country’s contribution to global supply will increase in the coming years. To quantify Brazil’s contribution to world food, the study considered the production of grains and oilseeds since they are staple foods for various populations in the world and also considered basic for the production of animal protein.
Source: G1/Datamar News