Grain Production Grows 17% in Goiás

According to the Goiás State Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (Seapa), the performance is the result of a combination of cultivated area expansion and increased average productivity. "The total area increased from 7.2 to 7.4 million hectares, an advance of 2.7%, while productivity grew 13.9%, reaching 4.7 tons per hectare," the department detailed. The Conab survey considers crops such as cotton, rice, beans, corn, soybeans, sorghum, wheat, among others. Among them, soybeans and corn remain the main highlights. Soybeans, the state's primary crop, saw a 2.5% increase in cultivated area, totaling 4.9 million hectares, with an 18.4% growth in productivity, rising from 3.5 to 4.1 tons per hectare. The estimated production is 20.4 million tons, representing a 21.4% increase compared to the previous cycle. Corn also recorded growth. The planted area ...