Brazil: Demand stimulates oat production, which should exceed 1 million tons

Published Nov 5, 2021

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Brazil is set to harvest over one million tons of oats in the 2021/2022 crop, a 27.7% increase from the previous year, according to the National Supply Company (Conab). This is due to higher demand and the adoption of more productive cultivars. Oats are the second most planted winter crop in Brazil, behind wheat, and are primarily grown in southern Brazil. The average price paid to producers is between R$ 1.1 thousand and R$ 1.2 thousand per ton. The oat seed market generates R$ 28 million in revenue annually.

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The increase in demand and the adoption of more productive cultivars in the field should lead Brazil to harvest more than one million tons of oats. The most recent grain crop report by the National Supply Company (Conab), released in October, estimated a harvest of 1.088 million tons for the 2021/2022 crop, an increase of 27.7% compared to the previous one (852 .6 thousand tons). The planted area is 5.4% larger, according to Conab, from 425.7 thousand to 448.8 thousand hectares from one harvest to another. The cereal is the second most planted winter crop in Brazil, among those analyzed in the monthly monitoring, only behind wheat. The Company is expected to update its estimates next Thursday (11/11). Greater demand for human and animal food stimulates oat production (Photo: Getty Images) Oat production is largely dominated by southern Brazil. Paraná and Rio Grande do Sul together should produce 1.034 million tons of grain. Another 54.1 thousand tons come from fields in Mato ...

Source: Agroinforme