Compared with the last five years, most areas in Brazil benefited from average to above average conditions. Unfavorable conditions have affected the east of Rio Grande do Norte to Espirito Santo, which are not among the major producing areas for maize, soybean, rice and wheat. Wheat, grown mostly in the areas that actually have winter conditions, is mostly produced in the southernmost part of the country, such as Ro Grande do Sul where conditions were favorable from the time of planting (April) to now (harvest is currently underway in November). Soybean growing areas, essentially Mato Grosso and Paranà, displayed average or above average conditions at the time of harvest in May. The same applies to rice and maize, harvested between June and August (except for the Nordeste where harvest season is still to start (December)).

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Table 3.8 Brazil, 2013 production by state (thousand tons)