Brazil: Climate and prices bring optimism for the bean harvest in Paraná

Despite the recent drop in the price of a bag of black beans, which is currently priced at around R$240.00, producers in Paraná remain confident in the crop. According to the Agricultural Situation Bulletin for the week of November 8-13, prepared by the Department of Rural Economy (Deral) of the Secretariat of Agriculture and Supply (Seab), the planted area is expected to exceed 143.6 thousand hectares, consolidating itself as the largest in the last five years. Since September, when the price of beans was around R$320.00 per 60 kg bag, there have been successive drops in prices, but even so, sowing has been expanded. The forecast for the Paraná harvest, which will be released on the 28th, points to a significant expansion in the planted area. To date, 97% of the estimated area has already been planted, according to agronomist Carlos Hugo Godinho. He points out that about half of this planting occurred while producers were facing the devaluation of the product. However, current ...