Bean crop suffers from drought in Santa Catarina, Brazil
Dried Common Bean
Brazil
Published Mar 25, 2022
Tridge summary
In Santa Catarina, until the last week of February, about 70% of the area destined for planting the 2021/22 1st crop bean crop had already been harvested. Initial estimates for the 2020/21 1st crop bean crop were very good. In August 2021, the good prices practiced during the year, as well as the need to promote crop rotation in crop areas, motivated producers to increase their bean planting areas, however, the drought frustrated expectations.
Original content
In Santa Catarina, until the last week of February, about 70% of the area destined for planting the 2021/22 1st crop bean crop had already been harvested. Initial estimates for the 2020/21 1st crop bean crop were very good. In August 2021, the good prices practiced during the year, as well as the need to promote crop rotation in crop areas, motivated producers to increase their bean planting areas, however the drought frustrated expectations. Considering the variations in production expectations between August/2021 and February/2022, crop losses could reach 31.5%, from an initial estimate of 68.4 thousand tons, to the current 46.8 thousand tons. The data were published by the Agricultural Bulletin of Epagri/Cepa. Comparing the current crop with the past crop, the reduction should be 18% in average productivity and 17% in production. The previous crop (2020/21) was also affected by prolonged drought, a climatic factor that compromised the state production of beans 1st that year. In ...
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