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Brazil Soy 72.6 Mln Tonnes

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Published: May 9, 2011

Brazil’s 2010/11 soybean crop forecast was raised to a record 72.55 million tonnes, up from 70.56 million tonnes seen in early April, grains analysts Celeres said May 1. It said average Brazil yields should reach 3.019 tonnes per hectare (45 bu/ac), up from 2.936 tonnes per hectare seen in April. Brazil harvested 68.5 million tonnes of soybeans in 2009/10. By April 29, 95 per cent of the crop had been harvested across Brazil.

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