Coffee harvest survey resumed to announce data in September

This week, technicians from the National Supply Company (Conab) resumed research to obtain information about the coffee harvest in the nine main producing states in the country. Data from the second survey of the Brazilian coffee harvest for the year 2020/2021 will be presented by the Company on September 22nd.

The survey began last Sunday (9) and continues until August 28, in person and remotely, covering 278 municipalities. Data are being collected on Arabica and conilon coffee crops, on the area in production and formation, productivity, harvest percentage and coffee park, in addition to qualitative information on the crops and the product harvested and processed, as well as the impact of climatic conditions in the crop.

No first survey of the 2020/2021 coffee harvest, released on January 16th of this year,  the production outlook was positive. The projection was for an increase of between 15,9% and 25,8% in the volume of coffee produced compared to last season. Between 57,2 million and 62 million bags of coffee were planned and the cultivated area would reach around 2 million hectares, which represents an increase of 4% compared to 2019.

Since 2001, Conab has monitored the Brazilian coffee harvest. Annually, there are four data announcements - in January, May, September and December. Last April, the Company adjusted crop monitoring, postponing the second field survey due to measures to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and suspending the announcement scheduled for May. Field work was interrupted due to restrictions on the movement of people amid the pandemic and resumed this week with all safety measures recommended by the health sector.

In the states of Bahia and São Paulo, harvest research is being carried out in person. In Minas Gerais, the work will combine in-person and remote research. The deadline for carrying out the survey in this state will extend until September 4th.

The study in Espírito Santo and Rondônia is developed in partnership with the Capixaba Institute for Research, Technical Assistance and Rural Extension (Incaper) and the Technical Assistance and Rural Extension Company (Emater-RO), respectively. In these states, the research will be essentially remote. This will also happen in Goiás, Mato Grosso, Paraná and Rio de Janeiro, where available communication channels will be used, such as telephone, email, messaging applications and video conferencing.