Paraná should have a production of 104.4 thousand tons of onion in Brazil

Published 2023년 1월 5일

Tridge summary

Paraná, Brazil, which contributed 6.4% to the country's total onion production in 2021, is expected to maintain similar production levels for the 2022/2023 harvest, despite a 17.0% decrease in cultivation area. The region overcame challenges such as thrips and Botrytis infestations during the growing season and high harvest prices in the previous year, which led to a reduction in cultivation. Despite these challenges, yields are projected to increase by 20.8% from the previous year, and harvesting is expected to conclude by January in the main producing region. Prices have seen significant fluctuations throughout the year, but have recently begun to stabilize.

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Original content

Paraná was the seventh national producer of onions in 2021 and accounts for 6.4% of national production, with the activity explored in other fifteen states of the federation (IBGE/PAM). Allium cultivation in the state, for the 2022/2023 harvest, has an estimated area of 3,300 hectares, 17.0% less than the previous period. On the other hand, a production of 104.4 thousand tons is estimated, similar to the previous harvest. According to data released by the bulletin of the Department of Rural Economy (Deral), expected yields are 20.8% above 2021/2022, when the cycle ended with 26.5 t/ha, and today it is projected to be 32.0 t/ there is. The Regional Center of Curitiba, with a planted surface of 1.6 thousand ha, accounts for 49.9% of the cultivated area, followed by Guarapuava (690 ha) and Irati (500 ha) with 21.1% and 15.3%, respectively, and together they account for 86.3% of the State's total. The dry and hot weather in June/21 - during the vegetative development period - favored ...

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