Sesame production in Brazil is expected to increase by 68 percent to reach 2.93 lakh tonnes

19-Jun-2024 04:45 PM

Sorriso. Sesame is a relatively new crop for the Latin American country Brazil, but farmers are showing great interest in its cultivation. Especially in Mato Grosso,

the most prominent agricultural producing province of Brazil, tremendous enthusiasm and attraction is being seen among the farmers towards sesame cultivation.

According to the new report of CONAB, an agency subordinate to the Central Government, sesame production in Brazil is expected to jump to a peak level of 2,92,700 tonnes during the current marketing season of 2023-24,

which is 68 percent more than the production of the 2022-23 season. According to the CONAB report, the sowing area of ​​sesame in the country jumped 62 percent to 5,85,500 hectares (14.40 lakh acres) as compared to the 2022-23 season, while its average yield rate is also expected to improve to 500 kg per hectare.

It is noteworthy that in Brazil, sesame is usually cultivated as a second crop. When soybean is harvested, sesame is also sown in the vacant fields along with other crops.

Mato Grosso is the most important sesame producing province in Brazil, where the production is estimated to be around 1.91 lakh tonnes,

which is about 66 percent of Brazil's total production. Canarana, located in the eastern part of the state, is considered the largest sesame producing area. About 41.8 percent of the sesame in Mato Grosso is produced in this municipality.

In fact, Canarana is considered the most important center (capital) of sesame production in Brazil. The soil and climate there are completely suitable for the cultivation of this oilseed crop.

The interesting fact is that in Mato Grosso, sesame is considered an attractive and profitable alternative to Safrinha corn. When the price of corn remains low, the income of farmers increases from sesame.