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Inor Ag. Assmann
widely cultivated in Bahia (Vale do São Francisco and Irecê)
and in São Paulo (São José do Rio Pardo).
>> ADVANCES With the anticipation of the crop in
São Paulo and the high value of the real against the Argentine
peso, imports began to soar again in 2010, says analyst
Rafael Augustto Tapetti, of the Center for Advanced Studies
on Applied Economics, a division of Luiz de Queiroz College
of Agriculture, linked with the University of São Paulo (Cepea/Esalq/USP).
Imports made a comeback to the higher
volumes of the past and, according to the Brazilian Secretariat
of Foreign Trade (Secex), they amounted to 242.4
thousand tons, up 34% from the previous year.
Without the inclusion of 2010, the comparison between
the 2000-2009 decade and the previous one, ascertains
smaller import volumes. While over the 1990-99 period the
operation reached an annual average of 265.6 thousand
tons, in the following decade it remained at 151.8 thousand
tons.
The researchers maintain that the Brazilian onion segment
has made strides towards improving its production
systems to compete with the imported bulbs. All over the
Country, they note, cultivations were enhanced through the
use of new varieties and hybrids, cultural practices were intensified
with modern inputs, irrigation systems were introduced
and, as a result, yields soared expressively.
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