The agricultural harvest of 2021 should reach 263.1 million tons, an increase of 3.5% when compared to 2020 (9.0 million tons). The data released on March 11 are from the Systematic Survey of Agricultural Production (LSPA) of February by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) and indicate another historical record figure. In comparison to January, this year’s production estimates increased by 0.3% (908.4 thousand tons). Brazilian producers are expected to harvest 67.0 million hectares in 2021, an increase of 2.3% compared to the area harvested in 2020. The result represents an additional of 1.5 million hectares in one year. Compared to January, the LSPA increased by 156.5 thousand hectares (0.2%).
Source: Estadão Content / Canal Rural
*Translated by Ia Niani