Bean planted in area plummets, the product will be missing from the Brazilian table?

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Published Jun 10, 2022

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The planted area of beans in Brazil has plummeted in the last 40 years. In the period from 1981 to 1982, the planted area was 6.153 million hectares, while in 2021/22, it is 2.816 million, according to Conab (National Supply Company) — a drop of 54%. This year's data is the lowest since 1976, the beginning of the historical series, and represents the total planted area in the year, including three harvests. But does that mean production will end in the long run?

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The experts heard by UOL say no, but point to the risk of shortages. Marcelo Lüders, president of Ibrafe (Brazilian Institute of Beans and Pulses), says that beans should not disappear from shelves. "I do not believe that beans will disappear, because society will not allow it. When there is a decrease in meat consumption, the consumption of beans increases, which is the last barrier before hunger", says Lüders. Gabriel Castagnino Viana, an analyst at the consulting firm Safras e Mercado, says that current production is insufficient to supply the domestic market, but the country ends up looking for other beans, such as black beans that come from Argentina. "At times like the one we are experiencing now, when production is really insufficient to supply domestic consumption, the market seeks beans from neighboring countries in Mercosur. In particular, buyers import from Argentina", says Viana. For Viana, it is difficult to talk about running out of beans in Brazil, but there is some ...

Source: Economia