The Brazilian state of São Paulo is responsible for 90% of national peanut production

Published 2023년 9월 13일

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The Department of Agriculture and Supply of the State of São Paulo highlights the significant growth of the national peanut market, with varieties developed through research and rural extension in São Paulo. The Agronomic Institute's Peanut Genetic Improvement Program has developed cultivars that occupy 80% of the planted area in São Paulo, with the most planted varieties being IAC 503 and IAC OL3. Additionally, a study by the Institute of Food Technology found that the majority of industrialized peanut products in Brazil do not contain dyes, antioxidants, or preservatives, and many have positive nutritional characteristics such as proteins and dietary fiber.

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When celebrating Peanut Day, September 13th, the Department of Agriculture and Supply of the State of São Paulo highlights the growth of the national market with a significant participation of varieties resulting from research and rural extension in São Paulo, in addition to the nutritional importance of the products that arrive to consumers. The varieties developed by the Agronomic Institute (IAC-Apta), through the main Peanut Genetic Improvement Program in Brazil, occupy 80% of the planted area in São Paulo, the main producing state and responsible for 90% of all national peanuts. In these areas, the cultivars IAC 503 and IAC OL3 are the most planted and represent 60% of the total. Under the leadership of researcher Ignácio Godoy, the IAC Peanut Genetic Improvement Program is adapted to the new needs and demands of the market, mainly with the development of high oleic peanut cultivars. “This characteristic is very important as it reduces rancidity of the grain and increases the ...

Source: NoticiasAgricolas