Cowpea: Indications for increasing area in Brazil

Beans are second in national production, and this year, in the second harvest, the forecast is for a larger planted area for export in Mato Grosso. In that state, producers have received offers for future contracts between R$110/120. The largest planted area in Brazil is in Ceará, reaching 368 thousand hectares in the second harvest, according to CONAB. Except in Mato Grosso, where official data has not yet captured the potential for area increase and maintains the expectation of 65 thousand hectares. Cowpea, in other regions, is quite challenging to follow. Firstly, seeds are not used, but grains are used for planting. As productivity, for example, in Ceará, is less than half that of Mato Grosso, these are beans for subsistence in that ...