Brazil: Pará is the largest producer of açaí

Text: Correspondent Iara Siqueira A darling of Brazilians, the açaí fruit from the Amazon region, combines with several side dishes, in addition to being rich in energy and helps in the fight against various diseases. The palm trees where the fruit is born can reach more than 20 meters in height. Pará is the largest producer, responsible for less than 95% of the national production. Native açaí has more than 212 thousand hectares planted with varieties developed by the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa), the cultivars BRS Pará and BRS Paidégua, planted since 2019. Data from the Dol Carajás communication network reveal that in 2021, açaí moved more than R$ 1.5 billion. In Marabá, a municipality in Pará, more than one million seedlings will be ...