Brazil expects to see a record grain output of 245.9 million tons this year, or 1.8 percent more than the previous year’s 241.5 million tons, the state-run Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) said Tuesday.
As one of the world’s leading grain producers, Brazil planted 64.6 million hectares of land this year, 2.1 percent more than last year.
Rice, corn and soybean, the country’s three top agricultural products, account for 92.2 percent of 2020’s projected output and 87.3 percent of the land cultivated.
Soybean, Brazil’s number one agricultural product and leading agricultural export, is estimated to yield a record 119.4 million tons in 2020, followed by corn with 96.7 million tons, and rice with 10.8 million tons.
Other bumper crops expected this year include coffee, with a yield of 3.4 million tons or 14.7 percent more than last year, and almonds, with 151,200 tons or 8.5 percent more than last year. Enditem
SOURCE: Xinhuanet
