Brazil's drought was a challenge for the guava crop this year

Brazil is the world's largest producer of red guavas, supplied for industry and for fresh consumption, with much of the production located in the state of São Paulo, more specifically in the city of Matão. The fruit is part of the daily life of producers in this region and, despite the world scenario, the forecast is to harvest 70 tons of guava in the 2021 harvest. , but through agricultural partnerships, we managed to maintain the average harvest, ”says Bruno Trevizaneli, agronomist at Grupo Predilecta, a guava producer in the region. However, despite this year's harvest forecast, the company had to adapt its work format to keep up with changes in the market. "We readjusted the price of the raw material in all cases and suffered internment with the rising dollar, since the industrial inputs are charged in foreign currency or are imported", reveals the engineer. Bruno also clarifies that although the agricultural sector ...