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ATO Sao Paulo projects the Brazilian orange crop for 2018/19 (MY 2017/18) at 393 million boxes, a decrease of 27 percent relative to the previous season.

ATO/Sao Paulo forecasts Brazil’s coffee production for Marketing Year (MY) 2018/19 (July-June) record at 60.2 million 60-kg bags, an increase of 9.3 million bags relative to the previous crop.

Post forecasts 2018/19 soybean production at 115 million metric tons (mmt), the second largest crop on record.

Brazil’s MY 2018/19 sugarcane crush is estimated at 628 mmt, a decrease of 11 million metric tons compared to the previous crop, mostly due to below average crop management and slower stock....

MY2017/18 corn production is forecast lower at 89 million metric tons (MMT), based on reduced area for first and second-crop corn and an expected return to average yields.

Post forecasts cotton planted area for 2018/19 to increase to 1.2 million hectares, the highest level since 2012, based on higher prices and domestic demand.

Broiler meat production will grow 2.6 percent in 2018 to nearly 13.5 million metric tons.

Post forecasts both beef and pork production to continue to increase in 2018 to 9.9 and 3.8 million metric tons, respectively.

Post forecasts 2017/18 production at 112.5 million metric tons (mmt), Brazil’s second largest crop after the record set on the previous season.

2017/2018 corn production is forecast lower at 92 million metric tons (MMT), mainly due to reduced area for first- and second-crop corn and an expected return to normal yields.

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