Brazilian Agriculture Outlook Luiz Caruso Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply
Country Overview
Area: 8,514,000 Km² (5 th ) Population: 206 million (5 th ) 2015 exports: US$191 billion 2015 imports: US$171 billion
Agriculture and livestock areas make up around 30% of Brazil’s territory, mainly concentrated in the southern and central regions of the country.
Brazil in the Global Agricultural Trade
Brazil's share in the Top 20 World Agricultural Markets - 2015 Source: Trademap/CCI, 2015. Made by: SRI/MAPA. Excludes EU internal trade. Data extracted in June/2016.
Brazil – World Ranking, 2015 Product Production Exports Market Share Sugar 1º 1º 47% 28% Coffee 1º 1º Orange Juice 1º 1º 46% Soybeans 2º 1º 38% Beef 2º 3º 14% 42% Broiler meat 3º 1º Corn 3º 2º 20% Soybean Meal 4º 2º 23% Soybean Oil 4º 2º 13% 9% Pork 4º 4º Cotton 5º 3º 11% Source: USDA, 2015/16; Trademap/CCI, 2015. Made by: SRI/MAPA. Data extracted in June/2016.
Agriculture in Brazilian Economy
Grains 210 Fruits 43 Meat 26 2015 Million tons 21% GDP 46% 37% Contribution of the Agribusiness Sector to Exports Jobs Brazil 2015 Sources: Conab, Cepea, AgroStat, Comtrade.
Source: CEPEA/USP, 2015.
Brazilian Livestock Profile
209.13 million cattle heads 167 million hectares 1.25 heads/hectare
Slaughter 39.16 million heads Beef production 9.56 million tons
Beef Exports
Sustainability
Land Distribution in Brazil Source: Embrapa, IBGE, CNA, MMA, FUNAI, DNIT, ANA, MPOG. Preparation: Embrapa Monitoring
Thank you! luiz.caruso@agricultura.gov.br
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