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Brazil's limited corn supply is driving domestic prices up and having a significant impact on the pork and poultry sectors.

2015/2016 wheat production is estimated at 5.6 million metric tons (mmt), down 6 percent from the previous year as some producer switch to more profitable crops like corn and soybeans.

The Brazilian orange crop for 2016/17 is forecast at 351.7 million boxes, down 14 percent from the previous crop, due to weather-related problems during blossoming and fruit setting.

Agriculture has always played a critical role in Brazil’s economy, serving as a primary source of revenue and central generator of employment.

Post maintained its 2015/16 production forecast to 98.5 million metric tons (mmt), a record. Area planted for soybeans in Brazil is estimated at 33 million hectares.

Post forecasts Brazil’s 2015/16 cotton area to drop to 900,000 hectares (ha), a nine percent drop compared to the previous year.

Brazil’s coffee production for MY 2015/16 was revised down to 49.4 million 60-kg bags, a nine percent drop relative to a revised number for the previous season...

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2015/2016 wheat production is forecast at 6 million metric tons (mmt), down from previous estimates due to heavy rains in the south.

Post forecasts the 2015/16 soybean production at a record of 98.5 million metric tons despite the slow planting start for the second year in a row in the center-west region.