Peanut cultivation brings positive results to farmers in São Paulo

According to information from the Secretariat of Agriculture and Supply, the state of São Paulo is responsible for more than 90% of Brazilian peanut production, in addition to housing an important part of the other links in the chain. Whoever opens a package of paçoca, consumes roasted peanuts with beer or even peanut butter before training at the gym may not know, but the production of the oilseed is based on science and São Paulo is also a leader in this regard. It is estimated that 70% of São Paulo's peanut crops are planted with cultivars developed by the Agronomic Institute (IAC), of the State Department of Agriculture and Supply. Market Data from the Agricultural Economics Institute (IEA), also from the portfolio, indicate that, in 2020, São Paulo production reached 602.9 thousand tons, the result of work carried out in 1,500 rural properties, located mainly in the regions of Jaboticabal, Presidente Prudente , Tupã, Marília, Barretos, São José do Rio Preto, Assis, Lins, ...