Corn is the cereal with the highest production volume in the world, with approximately 960 million tons. The United States, China, Brazil and Argentina are the largest producers, representing 70% of world production.

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With an agricultural area of 60 million hectares, occupying 7% of the total land, estimated at 851 million hectares, approximately 5.5 million rural properties and a production of around 190 million tons, Brazil is a country of great importance within the world agricultural scenario.

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Within this scenario, Brazil, with an area cultivated with corn of 15.12 million hectares and production of 82 million tons, is today a strategic country, as it is the third largest producer and the second largest exporter in the world.