With little supply of root, industry has difficulty maintaining milling in Brazil
Cassava
Cassava Starch
Brazil
Published Jun 28, 2022
Tridge summary
With the low availability of second-cycle cassava crops, the low interest of producers in marketing first-cycle roots, due to the lower starch yield and the priority given by farmers to planting over harvesting, the starch industry has had difficulty to intensify crushing, mainly in the state of Paraná. With lower supply, some industries have reported an idleness of up to 50%, which increases the cost of production.
Original content
With the low availability of second-cycle cassava crops, the low interest of producers in marketing first-cycle roots, due to the lower starch yield and the priority given by farmers to planting over harvesting, the starch industry has had difficulty to intensify crushing, mainly in the state of Paraná. With lower supply, some industries have reported an idleness of up to 50%, which increases the cost of production. According to information gathered by Cepea, these agents are trying to take precautions against the scenario of lower starch ...
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