M. Dias Branco is specialized in the production and sale of products in the segment of food. The main raw material is the wheat, followed by the vegetable oils, which plays an important role in the Company’s variable costs.
Accordingly, given that the Company’s management devotes a good deal of attention to monitoring the wheat and vegetable oils markets and that the latter’s behavior is crucial in determining performance and results, we have listed some relevant information on these markets below, together with certain associated historical figures.
Wheat
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Vegetable Oils
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Planting and Harvest Schedule in the World
Production x Consumption – WHEAT – BRAZIL (thousand tonnes)
| Year | Production | Consumption | Prod/Cons. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001/02 | 3250 | 9700 | 33.51% |
| 2002/03 | 2925 | 9850 | 29.70% |
| 2003/04 | 5851 | 9900 | 59.10% |
| 2004/05 | 5845 | 10200 | 57.30% |
| 2005/06 | 4873 | 10450 | 46.63% |
| 2006/07 | 2234 | 10300 | 21.69% |
| 2007/08 | 3825 | 10300 | 37.14% |
| 2008/09 | 5880 | 10700 | 54.95% |
| 2009/10 | 5026 | 11000 | 45.69% |
| 2010/11 | 5900 | 10800 | 54.63% |
| 2011/12 | 5800 | 11200 | 51.79% |
| 2012/13 | 4380 | 10900 | 40.18% |
| 2013/14 | 5530 | 11400 | 48.51% |
| 2014/15 | 6000 | 10700 | 56.07% |
| 2015/16 | 5540 | 11100 | 49.91% |
| 2016/17 | 6730 | 11800 | 57.03% |
| 2017/18 | 4264 | 11800 | 36.14% |
| 2018/19 | 5428 | 11900 | 45.61% |
| 2019/20 | 5200 | 11900 | 43.70% |
| 2020/21 | 6250 | 11800 | 52.97% |
| 2021/22 | 7700 | 11750 | 65.53% |
SOURCE: Foreign Agricultural Service, Official USDA – May, 2023.
Note: Year refers to market-year; in Brazil: October-September
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