Brazil is world leader in agricultural and ranching productivity – USDA

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil was considered a leader in agricultural and ranching productivity in a ranking of 187 countries formulated by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

According to the survey, released in October, Brazil occupies this position from the years 2000 to 2019, when Brazilian agriculture and cattle ranching increased 3.18% per year, considered the highest rate among the selected countries, which include China (2.03%) and the United States (0.50%).

When the analysis interval is extended to 1961 to 2019, Brazilian agricultural production grew by 3.75%. Although the number is higher, it is in second place behind China, which has a high of 4.41% in this period.

For the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, the growth in productivity is due to reforms in the financing system, pricing policy, cutting subsidies, rural insurance, and other measures that have had an impact on agricultural productivity, points out José Gasques, general coordinator of Policy Evaluation and Information, of the Agricultural Policy Secretariat (SPA).