13.11.19

Agriculture in Brazilby Denis Epp

1952: Only 2% of the farmers

used machinery)1958: Productivity among the

lowest in the world

Years ago…

Location of the

family farm

Impressions from my family farm – Eichen Hof

Presentation of the farm of Sepp (Uncle of Denis Epp)

Agricultural land and workforce:

• 38.000 ha of agricultural land for crop production

-> 12.000 ha can be used for two harvests per year

• 9.500 ha of land that is not used for agricultural

production (conservation area / bush land)

• 140 employees

Climate and location

• 750 m above sea level

• Precipitation: 1.300 mm between Oktober and

April

Crops produced

Oct to Feb / Mar: Soybeans

Feb to Jun/Jul: Corn

Bush land in Northern Brazil

On-farm trials for varieties that are used on the farm

Direct seeding

12 seeding machines

- John Deere

- Horsch

Grass to protect the soil from erosion and to prevent evaporation

25 combine harvester from Case

Data about Brazil

$2,5

$3,5

$4,1

$4,2

$11,3

$11,4

$13,5

$15,6

$26,4

$36, 2

Ovos

Café arábica

Algodão em pluma

Suínos

Cana-de-açúcar

Frango

Leite

Milho

Carne bovina

Soja

Source: CNA - October / 2019

Production Value 2019

Source: ANFAVEA and CNA

Domestic sales of machinery

69.163

55.230

1.5536.433

47.731

38.803

0

5.759

-

10.000

20.000

30.000

40.000

50.000

60.000

70.000

80.000

Máquinas Agrícolase Rodoviárias

Tratores de Rodas CultivadoresMotorizados

Colheitadeiras deGrãos

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

MAIN DESTINATIONS BRAZILIAN AGRIBUSINESS EXPORTS

35,0%

CHINA

17,8%

UE

6,7%

EUA

2,5%

HONG KONG

2,2%

IRÃ

64% das

exportações

Comparison of land use in the USA and Brazil

Protected areas

Growth - Grain Harvest

Source: Conab anda CNA.

-

500

1.000

1.500

2.000

2.500

3.000

3.500

4.000

4.500

-

50.000

100.000

150.000

200.000

250.000

300.000P

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Produção Área Plantada Produtividade

Poupança Agrícola

Mantendo-se a mesma produtividade de 1976, para

se produzir 240 milhões de toneladas seriam

necessários 191,9 milhões de hectares.

Finame50% national

production

Ex-tarifario0% I. I.

Thank you!