In Rondônia, the area planted with grains is expected to grow 20,2%, reaching 790,1 thousand hectares in the 2021/2022 harvest. Productivity is estimated at 3.951 kg per hectare, 8,2% higher than the country's average productivity. These data and other information on the performance of the production of coffee, soybeans, grains, cassava, bananas and livestock production in the state of Rondônia are analyzed in the ninth edition of the Rondônia Agricultural Newsletter, published by Embrapa Rondônia.
The data that serve as a reference for the analyzes presented in the publication were obtained from secondary sources, such as the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), the National Supply Company (Conab), the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (Mapa) , Emater-RO, among others.
In the 2021/2022 harvest, the area planted with corn in the first harvest was estimated at 14,7 thousand hectares, 16,7% greater than that of the 2020/2021 harvest. “The expectation of better prices contributed to the increase in the area planted with the crop, even though the preference for cultivation in the summer harvest continues to be soybeans, given the better prices for this oilseed in recent years, compared to corn”, he states. the analyst at Embrapa Rondônia, Calixto Rosa Neto, technical editor of the publication.
The area planted with second harvest 2021/2022 corn in Rondônia is estimated at 239,8 thousand hectares. “Second harvest corn production in Rondônia benefited from the favorable climate and planting carried out within the ideal climate window. This enabled productivity gains of around 2,6% in addition to the increase in planted area”, comments Calixto.
The area cultivated with soybeans in Rondônia, in the 2021/2022 harvest, was estimated at 491,7 thousand hectares, 24% higher than in the 2020/2021 harvest. Production, which reached almost 1,7 million tons, increased by 21,4%, lower than the planted area, due to the drop in productivity, by 2,1%. In other words, soybean production in Rondônia, in this harvest, reached almost 1,7 million tons, an increase of 21,4% compared to the 2020/2021 harvest.
The area planted with rice in the state, in the 2021/2022 harvest, decreased by 3.900 ha (-10,6%) compared to the 2020/2021 harvest. Due to this and the 3% drop in productivity, production declined 13,3%, that is, 16,1 thousand tons less compared to the previous harvest. In Rondônia, cultivation is exclusively rainfed.
In Rondônia, coffee production this harvest also broke a record: it was 2,8 million 60 kg bags, with an average productivity of 43,1 bags per hectare, according to data from the third survey carried out by Conab. The good performance of local coffee farming is due to favorable weather conditions in most producing regions, positively impacting the harvest's production, which was 21,1% higher than the previous harvest.
The estimate for the Brazilian coffee harvest, including Arabica and camphor species, is that 50,4 million 60 kg bags will be produced this harvest, 5,6% higher than the 2021 harvest.
Although the area planted with cotton in the state in the 2021/2022 harvest was the same as in the 2020/2021 harvest, it achieved productivity gains of 5,4% that caused total production to fluctuate positively from 30 thousand tons to 31,6 thousand tons. Cotton lint production is estimated at 12 thousand tons, while cottonseed production is expected to reach 19,6 thousand tons, with average productivity of 1.482 kg/ha and 2.418 kg/ha, respectively.
Banana production should show a reduction of 8,3% in the 2022 harvest compared to 2021, with an estimated harvest of 86,9 thousand tons. Although the harvested area is estimated to grow by 14%, productivity is expected to decrease by 19,6%.
The estimated production of cassava in the 2022 harvest is 425 thousand tons, with a reduction of 0,2% compared to that obtained in the 2021 harvest, with the harvested area expected to grow by 6,6%%, with a drop of 6,3%. % of productivity.
In the first half of this year, 964,2 thousand cattle were slaughtered in Rondônia, with a total carcass weight of 256,4 thousand tons of meat, 0,9% lower than that obtained in the same period of 2021, according to data from the quarterly survey of animal slaughter, from IBGE.
Regarding pigs, 2022 animals were slaughtered in the first two quarters of 4.054. Pig farming in the state of Rondônia is characterized by family production, with few processing units and state and municipal inspection seals.
The production of chicken eggs in the first two quarters of 2022 was 6,6 million dozen, by a flock of 1,2 million laying hens. This production came from eight establishments in the state that reported their production for the quarterly surveys carried out by IBGE.
According to the quarterly milk survey, carried out by IBGE, referring to the first two quarters of 2022, the quantity of milk purchased by reporting dairies was 257,7 million liters, corresponding to a daily acquisition of 1,4 million liters , an amount 14,3% lower than that obtained in the same period of 2021. Of this total, 93,8% was captured by dairy products with federal inspection.
Prices of agricultural products paid to producers
The agricultural products considered for the analysis of average prices paid to producers were: rice, beans, corn, soybeans, coffee, table cassava and cassava flour. Of this basket of seven products, six (beans, corn, soybeans, coffee, table cassava and cassava flour) showed positive price variations, while only rice fluctuated negatively, with the behavior of nominal average prices being used as a basis of comparison. of these products for the first eight months (January to August) of the years 2021 and 2022.
Coffee was the product that showed the biggest price variation in the period analyzed, 81,9%, followed by beans (30,2%) and cassava flour (28,1%). In the case of coffee, the lower production outlook for the Brazilian Arabica coffee harvest in 2022, due to climate problems, contributed to the increase in prices, given that the product is a commodity, with prices negotiated on stock exchanges.
To analyze the prices of livestock products, a basket of six products was used (fat cattle, pigs, milk, tambaqui, pirarucu and chicken eggs) and, in the case of the price of the fat cattle arroba, the prices paid were considered in cash and with a term of 30 days. Comparing the average prices from January to August 2022 in relation to the same period in 2021, it can be seen that the price of eggs presented the largest positive price variation, with an increase of 29,1%, followed by chilled fresh cow's milk and pirarucu fish. The main reason for the increase in egg prices was greater domestic demand, as it is consumed as a substitute for meat, whose prices, although stable compared to the same period in 2021, remain high.
The Gross Value of Agricultural Production (VBP) of Rondônia, calculated for 2022, is estimated at almost 22 billion reais, a result 7,1% higher than that obtained in 2021. The best performing agricultural products in 2022, when compared between For 2021, they are: coffee, soybeans and cotton, while rice presents an unfavorable result, with a 26,1% reduction in VBP. Regarding livestock, both milk and cattle have their estimates reduced in relation to 2021, with a decrease of 8,3% for milk and 7,9% for cattle.
Beef and soy exports between January and August 2022 generated revenues of US$599,5 million and US$983,3 million, respectively. Both the monetary value and the volume of meat and soy exported in the first eight months of 2022 were higher than the numbers obtained in the same period of 2021. However, the variation in dollars exceeded that of volume, and in the case of meat, sales in 2022, in dollars, they were 18,8% higher than the same period in 2021, while in volume the increase was 2,5%. Soybeans were sold in 2022 at values 53,8% higher than in the previous year, in the period considered, while the volume increased by 9,4%.
The periodic editions of this Newsletter, started in February 2018, make available to readers a set of information about the state's agriculture, allowing access to data in an aggregated manner and with analysis. Furthermore, citing the sources consulted allows the reader to delve deeper into the subject, consulting them directly.
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