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Compared to the November report, higher corn exports to the US were estimated, while soybeans projected a slight increase in the harvest.

Representatives of the productive sector agreed that Paraguay has the potential to reach 15 million tons of soybean production by 2030. The president of the Paraguayan Chamber of Exporters and Traders of Cereals and Oilseeds (Capeco), José Berea, mentioned in Nación Productiva that our country has the infrastructure and logistics to handle that volume of grains and it would be beneficial for the entire production chain. Meanwhile, Agricultural Engineer Héctor Cristaldo, president of the Union of Production Guilds (UGP), stressed that this goal can be achieved “without cutting down a single tree,” with research, application of technology, management of marginal areas and the consolidation of agriculture in the Chaco.

Brazil became a strategic market this year for Paraguayan soybeans, since exports to this destination are made by an alternative route to the river, which had complications due to the extreme low water levels of the rivers, especially Paraguay, a fact that also enabled the development of small and medium-sized exporters, as highlighted in Nación Productiva by José Berea, president of the Paraguayan Chamber of Exporters and Traders of Cereals and Oilseeds (Capeco). He added that shipments to the neighboring country have been increasing and close this 2024 with a share close to 11%. On the other hand, he noted that it is also demanding all the surplus balance of corn and wheat.