According to a recent study by the Brazilian Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock (CNA), the fires that raged in Brazil from June to August this year caused losses amounting to R$14.7 billion in 2.8 million rural properties. The damage was greatest to livestock and sugarcane crops. The largest impacts were in São Paulo (R$2.8 billion), Mato Grosso (R$2.3 billion), Pará (R$2 billion) and Mato Grosso do Sul (R$1.4 billion).
The value of the losses was as follows: – Livestock and pastures: R$ 8,106,052.30; Sugarcane: R$2,762,773.72; Other temporary and permanent crops: R$ 1,068,357.61; Fences: R$2,824,929.13. In the case of livestock farming, only livestock for meat production was taken into account. The estimate of financial losses included the cost of replacing organic matter in the entire burned agricultural area. losses resulting from sugarcane production that has not yet been harvested; Low herd productivity due to limited pastures; Loss of hedgerows in pasture areas, phosphorus and potassium in the surface layers of the soil. The survey does not take into account losses resulting from loss of machinery, productivity and regeneration of fire-affected areas.
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