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Table 3 Grain production (in million tonnes)* in the Cerrado region and in Brazil

From: The development of Brazilian agriculture: future technological challenges and opportunities

Year

Area in million hectares

 

Shares of Cerrado in Brazilian production (% of the total)

Cerrado

Brazil

Total production in million tons*

Rice

Edible beans

Maize

Soybean

Cotton

Coffee

1970

8.0

22.7

35.4

53.2

25.3

32.0

6.9

50.0

40.4

1975

10.6

33.1

32.0

52.1

24.4

33.0

12.2

53.1

24.7

1980

13.8

39.5

34.9

55.2

22.3

33.6

23.0

49.0

36.4

1985

17.9

47.9

37.4

39.7

24.7

35.0

39.3

44.2

35.4

1996

26.4

58.0

45.5

25.8

29.4

46,5

62.7

57.2

38.4

2006

48.2

98,0

49.2

28.0

25.7

43.3

60.4

98.1

49.0

  1. * Includes rice, edible beans, soybean, maize, coffee, and also cotton. Source: Baldani and Baldani [26], using data from THE IBGE Agricultural Census