Producers invest in peanut cultivation and guarantee high market value

Peanut cultivation is increasingly attracting the attention of rural producers, motivated by rising prices, the prospect of growth in the domestic and foreign markets and because it is an excellent option in rotation with sugar cane. Coopercitrus provides opportunities for rural producers to adapt to this competitive market and is committed to creating new ones.

Grain production benefited from the climate and the rise in the dollar favored exports, generating income for producers, even during the pandemic. Last harvest, a 25-kilo bag reached an incredible R$120, double the historical average of R$60 at most. The good performance of the crop is the result of synergy between agents in the production chain, investment in research, mechanization and producer specialization.

Coopercitrus peanut specialist, Fabiana Fernandes, highlights that 2021 was a very favorable year for the crop and highlights the drop in grain production due to the drought in the main producing regions in Brazil plus the rise in other commodities boosted interest in the grain: “The increase in interest from producers occurred due to the margin left by the crop, much greater than other crops normally used in sugarcane rotation, and the quick return of the cycle between 130-150 days”, he explains.

According to the managing partner of BM Equipamentos, Marco Antonio Martins, the price appreciation motivated the rural producer: “In the previous harvest, the profitability of a hectare of peanuts was higher than that of soybeans. The price of a 25-kilo bag of peanuts, in some regions, reached an incredible R$120, whereas the historical average reached a maximum of R$60. For this harvest, we expect prices to be good, despite the large increase in production costs. In partnership with Coopercitrus, we are placing a large number of new equipment on the market”, he points out.

With the experience of someone who has been cultivating the grain for 10 years, rural producer César de Antônio, from Ibitinga, SP, saw the crop as a good business opportunity. The bet was right and, currently, the crop is considered the flagship of the family business, with 920 hectares of planted area, whose production is 200 bags per hectare: “You need partners and help from good professionals to guide the cultivation . Coopercitrus works with a line of high quality fertilizers that offers us security. It’s a good partnership and we also have experts who are always willing to help us”, says the producer.

Peanut cultivation also caught the attention of Grupo Queiroz de Queiroz, from Frutal, MG, which decided to experiment with the grain in the sugarcane rotation, planting 3.600 hectares. The result was surprising: “In our first harvest we had great success with the crop, with productivity above 200 bags per hectare. It’s a good average at national level, but we can do more,” highlights Raphael de Queiroz, the Group’s agricultural director, who planted 4.600 hectares of peanuts this harvest.

Always ready to offer support to its members in the most diverse crops, Coopercitrus offers a complete package of inputs, machines, precision agriculture services, in addition to a technical team prepared to offer support and guidance to improve productivity and profitability.

ERRATA (7/3/22)

Unlike what was disclosed in the agenda on Advancement in Peanut Production, we have rectified the information:

• A bag of peanuts is equivalent to 25 kilos, not 125 as previously reported.

• Production values ​​(R$1.600 for soybeans and R$3 for peanuts) do not correspond to market reality.

• The maximum value that a bag of peanuts reached in 2021 was R$120 and we, on the journalism team, consider this value as a comparison with the historical average for the crop, which was R$60.

• The report was completed in January 2022. For this reason, the current global scenario, recorded between the end of February 2022 and the beginning of March 2022, was not considered.

The press office that serves Coopercitrus apologizes to everyone who was affected by the error, especially the managing partner of BM Equipamentos, Marco Antonio Martins.

The text above is corrected.