World Rankings Ag Products Brazil Sugar Production 1 st Exports 1 st Orange Juice 1 st 1 st Coffee 1 st 1 st Beef 1 st 1 st
World Ranking Ag Products Brazil Soybean Production 2 nd Exports 1 st Tobacco 3rd 1 st Broiler 3rd 2rd Corn 3 rd 4 th
Brazil Agriculture Brazil Large & Clear Advantage in Land Cost Land Clearing will Historical Rates Large amounts Virgin Land Available Great Climate Productive Soils Positive Attitude Large Labor Pool Open Friendly People Investment Opportunities
Cerrado Soil Some of the Oldest in the world Highly Weathered with Low ph Low Nutrient Availability High Aluminum Content Excellent Drainage & Physical Character Can be Productive with Lime & Fertilizer
Tropical Forest Amazon forest is bigger than all the land west of the Mississippi in US Deforestation ½ of 1% / year
Land Clearing & Land Cost Virgin Rain Forest Clearing R$1500 per hectare $600 per hectare $270 per acre Land Cost $50-80 per acre Virgin Rain Forest Land Cost $500 per acre for land that has been growing Soybeans for 7 years and is now ready for Cotton Production