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Post expects Brazil to remain the world's largest producer of sugarcane and sugar in marketing year (MY) 2025/26. Total sugarcane production is forecast at 671 million metric tons (MMT), and total sugar production is forecast at 44.7 MMT, raw value.

The Brazilian Food Processors' Association reported 2024 Brazilian food processing sector revenues at US$233 billion, a growth of 9.9 percent compared to the previous year.

Brazil’s corn planted area and production for MY 2025/26 are expected to increase. Low stocks and strong demand led corn prices to high levels in the domestic market, growing producers’ sowing outlooks.

For MY 2025/26, Post forecasts cotton area to grow 2.9 percent compared to the current season, to 2.13 million hectares. Post also forecasts cotton production at a record 17.8 million bales (3.87 million metric tons (MMT)).

For the 2019/20 harvest, Post forecasts a modest soybean planted area expansion to 37 million hectares, up from 36.2 million hectares in the current season.

U.S. exporters often reach out to our office with questions about market access and Brazil’s import regulations, finding legislation confusing and not transparent.

U.S. exporters often reach out to our office with questions about market access and Brazil’s import regulations, finding legislation confusing and not transparent.

U.S. exporters often reach out to our office with questions about market access and Brazil’s import regulations, finding legislation confusing and not transparent.

U.S. exporters often reach out to our office with questions about market access and Brazil’s import regulations, finding legislation confusing and not transparent.

U.S. exporters often reach out to our office with questions about market access and Brazil’s import regulations, finding legislation confusing and not transparent.

U.S. exporters often reach out to our office with questions about market access and Brazil’s import regulations, finding legislation confusing and not transparent.

U.S. exporters often reach out to our office with questions about market access and Brazil’s import regulations, finding legislation confusing and not transparent.