From Oct. 21 to Oct.
23, 2012, the 19th International Wheat Conference, one of the main events
inside Brazilian wheat chain, was held in Florianópolis, the provincial capital
of Santa Catarina in Brazil .
During this event, about 500 people including producers, equipment suppliers,
experts, researchers and the public authorities from many different countries
attended the meeting and discussed on the theme of “It’s Time for Wheat”, according to CCM’s
November issue of South
America Crop Protection Monthly Report.
On the second day of
the meeting (Oct. 22), according to Sergio Amaral, the President of the
Brazilian Association of Wheat Industry (ABItrigo), if Brazil continues to
develop the new technology and new variety of wheat, its wheat production still
has potential to be increased.
In fact, the unit
yield of wheat in Brazil
has increased significantly from 1970 to now. According to the Food and
Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the unit yield of wheat
in Brazil was about 886 kg /ha.
in 1970, but in 2012, the unit yield is expected to reach 2,800 kg /ha. However, the unit yield of wheat has been
little changed in recent five years, plus no obvious expansion of wheat
planting area, the production of wheat failed to increase continuously in Brazil during
this period. In order to meet domestic demand, Brazil needs to import wheat from
other countries every year.
In 2012, due to the
higher price of corn, farmers preferred to plant corn instead of wheat in Brazil . As a
result, the planting area of wheat in Brazil is expected to decrease in
2012/13. According to the latest report of the US Department of Agriculture
(USDA), the planting area of wheat in Paraná, the main wheat production region
in Brazil , is estimated to
decrease by 27% in 2012/13 compared with that in 2011/12, which will lead to
the decreasing production of wheat in Brazil in 2012/13. As a result, the
import volume of wheat in Brazil
will also increase in 2012/13.
The possibly
increasing import volume of wheat in Brazil is unfavorable for the
development of its wheat planting. So it’s much important for Brazil to develop the new technology and variety
of wheat to improve the unit yield of wheat, since the improving unit yield of
wheat will help boost the willingness of farmers to plant wheat in Brazil , thereby
increasing the wheat production.
With the improvement
of people living standard and change of lifestyle, people need more and more
wheat in the world. According to USDA, the world’s consumption of wheat has
increased by 8% from 643 million tonnes in 2008/09 to 695 million tonnes in
2011/12. Although USDA estimated that the consumption of wheat will decrease to
678 million tonnes in 2012/13, it’s still higher than that in previous years.
However, the total
production of wheat in the world is unstable amid the increasing consumption of
wheat. According to USDA’s estimation, the production of wheat in the world in
2012/13 will be less than the consumption. As a result, the supply of wheat
will be in shortage in the world. In this context, if Brazil
increases its production of wheat, it's believed that it can help reduce the
wheat supply pressures in the world.
Source: South America Crop Protection Monthly Report 1211
Content
of South America Crop
Protection Monthly Report 1211:
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Mato Grosso court orders Monsanto to suspend
royalties
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Syngenta launches Ampligo® in Argentina
Arysta LifeScience gets approval for Legacy®
fungicide in Paraná , Brazil
Brazilian farmers must be alert to pest
management on soybeans
PSA appears in kiwifruit orchards in Chile
Embrapa warns of occurrence of green belly
stink bug in wheat
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