Agriculture
Agriculture plays a significant role in the economy of the country. Third agricultural GDP in the world, Brazil is one of the leading agricultural powers as regards to numerous productions. The government has strongly encouraged better yield of rural zones. Today, Brazil is the leading producer of coffee, 2nd for soya and sugar in the world and large producer of corn and oranges.
Numerous programs have been initiated over the last two decades to encourage farm products diversification and they gave excellent results. |
Farmland surface area:
| The areas under cultivation include arable lands and those with permanent crops. In Brazil, they represent 250,200,000 hectares. |
Crops
Crop |
Yield (in Metric Tons) |
Surface (in hectares) |
|
Sugar cane
|
324 668 000
|
4 812 070
|
674 695
|
Grain
|
46 596 859
|
17 320 812
|
26 902
|
Soya seeds
|
32 687 428
|
13 619 991
|
24 000
|
Corn
|
32 038 068
|
11 710 089
|
27 359
|
Orange
|
22 744 604
|
1 008 094
|
225 620
|
Livestock
Species |
Headcount |
Pigs
|
27 320 000
|
Ovine races
|
18 300 000
|
Cattle
|
167 471 000
|
Goats
|
12 600 000
|
Horses, Donkeys and Mules
|
9 750 000
|
Number of tractors:
Irrigated land (surface area):
Fishing
Yield in metric tons
Shellfish, mollusks and cephalopods |
Saltwater fish |
72 300 Tm.
|
480 750 Tm.
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Aquacultural yield in metric tons:
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