brazilian agriculture background and trends pat westhoff breimyer seminar may 17 2004 food agricultural policy research institute www fapri missouri edu 2 agenda z basic facts comparisons with us brazil & world markets farm prices costs in recent current projections 3 some big picture 31 share of labor force 1997 33 900 6 150gdp capita 1999 1 population growth rate 275 6172 9population 2000 million 9 1598 457land area 000 sq km source schnepf dohlman bolling 2001 http ers usda gov publications wrs013 4 total land use 1998 09 bil a 30 64 mountains cities etc forest scrub 26 46 22 32 et al 5 618 mil 74 cropland pasture 033 43 57 161 443 2003 harvested 0 11 52 8 71 72
