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09 August, 2021



Barley news Brazil: Hops and barley production increasing to meet domestic demand

Hops and barley are the primary components of beer brewing and production of these inputs in Brazil tends to increase to meet internal demand, which is also increasing, The Catholic Transcript reported on August 9.

In 2020, Brazil reached a total of 1,383 brewers registered with the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (Mapa), an increase of 14.4% over the previous year, according to the Beer Yearbook 2020.

To meet the increasing demand, in recent years, Brazilian producers have begun to grow hops in the country, with the brewing industry importing almost 100% of this raw material. Data extracted from the Comex Stat platform, of the Ministry of Industry, Foreign Trade and Services (MDIC), shows that in 2020, Brazil imported 3,243 tonnes of hops, equivalent to US$57 million.

With the aim of developing subsidies to promote the strengthening of the hops production chain in Brazil, in October 2020, the Ministry, through the Family Agriculture Secretariat, launched a technical cooperation project with the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation for Agriculture (IICA) to identify opportunities, formulate partnerships and prepare a technical and economic feasibility plan for hops production in country.

“Brazilian hop cultivation is now a growing reality, and there are already farms producing with commercial productivity and quality that rival imported hops. Having Brazilian production may lower costs for breweries in the future, which can make a big difference when using fresh, freshly harvested hops, and even In the form of advanced products such as extracts and essential oils,” said Project Map Consultant/IICA, Stefano Gomez Kreitzer.

Hops are high value-added crops and do not require large territorial extensions to be grown. “In areas of 0.5 or 1 hectare, the product actually has a good financial return compared to other cultures in the same area. In light of this, the crop can be an excellent opportunity for family farming, bringing more income, development, and helping to maintain families in the countryside,” confirms Kreitzer.

A survey conducted by the Brazilian Association of Hops Producers (Aprolúpulo), which collaborated with 109 producers across the country, showed that Brazil has about 42 hectares planted, which represents a growth of 110% over the previous year, and the approximate total production is about 24 tonnes. Santa Catarina is the state with the highest percentage of producers (27%), followed by Rio Grande do Sul (22%), São Paulo (18%), Paraná (7%), Minas Gerais (6%) and Rio de Janeiro. (5%). In terms of cultivated area, Santa Catarina also ranks first, with a total of 12.105 hectares of cultivated area.

The most widespread hops varieties in the country are: Cascade, Comet, Chinook, Columbus, Nugget, Saaz, Hallertau Mittelfrüeh, Hallertau, Magnum, Centennial, and Zeus.

Brazil is the third largest beer producer in the world, after only China and the United States, according to a survey published by the Barth-Haas Group in 2020. According to the Brazilian Beer Industry Association (CervBrasil), national production is about 14 billion litres per year and represents 1.6% of GDP, with sales of R$100 billion/year and generating 2.7 million jobs.

According to Embrapa Trigo, barley production in 2019 (429.4 thousand tonnes) was a record in Brazil. In 2020, due to climate problems in Rio Grande do Sul (lack of water and late frosts) and a decrease in the cultivated area due to the uncertainty caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, production fell to 374.4 thousand tonnes. In 2021, a recovery is expected, with an expected production of 424.1 thousand tonne.

Demand for barley is increasing, driven by the growth of the beer market. “The demand has increased due to the demand for barley, currently in the range of 1.6 million tonnes. Given that the same volume for 2019 was imported in 2020, Brazil will import about 68% of this volume required and produce about 32% of the national demand,” highlights Aloísio Villarino, Genetics and Optimization Researcher (Annual Crops) of Embrapa Trigo.

In 2019, 31 million tonnes of barley and about 8 million tonnes of malt were sold in the world. In the same year, Brazil imported 671,000 tonnes of barley, ranking 11th among the world’s largest importers of the commodity. It also imported 1.09 million tonnes of malt, ranking first among the largest importers of this product in the world.





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