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Mike Scott
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Portuguese to English: Agribusiness
General field: Bus/Financial
Detailed field: Agriculture
Source text - Portuguese
Problemas no clima afetam resultado do PIB trimestral
Seca no Nordeste e excesso de chuva no Norte prejudicaram lavouras de grãos, o que trouxe impacto negativo para a economia brasileira.
Problemas climáticos foram a principal causa para a queda de 7,3% no Produto Interno Bruto (PIB) do agronegócio no trimestre. O mau desempenho do setor foi o principal fator a puxar para baixo o PIB do país entre janeiro e março, anunciado nesta sexta-feira, que avançou apenas 0,2% ante o último trimestre de 2011 – resultado que ficou abaixo do esperado por analistas de mercado.
Apesar de as estimativas de área a ser cultivada apontarem expansão de 3,6% na safra de 2011/2012 em comparação com a safra anterior – de 49,87 milhões de hectares para 51,68 milhões de hectares –, problemas de clima em todo o Brasil têm prejudicado as colheitas, segundo dados da Companhia Nacional de Abastecimento (Conab), do Ministério da Agricultura. O feijão de primeira safra, por exemplo, que tem impacto na produção agrícola do 1º trimestre, sofreu queda de 23% sobre a safra anterior. No caso do arroz, a redução será de 13% no ano. Já o grão que tem maior peso, a soja, terá queda de 11,5% neste safra.
Nos próximos dias, o Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) divulgará relatório com a estimativa mensal da produção agrícola. A expectativa dos analistas ouvidos por VEJA é que a produção continue em queda. “A expectativa é de que tudo deva piorar. O Nordeste está com uma seca histórica. Em alguns lugares não vai haver sequer comemoração da Festa de São João. Além disso, a Região Norte está alagada”, afirma Amaryllis Romano, analista de agronegócio da consultoria Tendências. “Essas regiões possuem outras lavouras, como mandioca, mamona, entre outros, que são produtos que individualmente não têm relevância, mas que têm impacto se somados. As quebras nessas lavouras têm sido espantosas”, avalia.
Para a analista, é importante destacar que a perspectiva não é positiva também por conta da cana-de-açúcar, cuja safra na região Centro-Sul apresenta problemas. Em relação ao ano passado, a queda prevista para maio fica em torno de 38%. Essa é uma cultura que tem peso no PIB do segundo trimestre.
Preços – Nos últimos três anos, o mundo vinha enfrentando problemas relativos ao clima e o Brasil aproveitou a 'janela de oportunidade', pois as condições aqui iam bem. Este ano marcou uma inflexão deste cenário.
Com problemas na produção e a manutenção da demanda, é possível observar aumento nos preços. No caso do açúcar, por exemplo, as cotações poderiam ter diminuído devido à projeção de aumento da oferta internacional. No mercado doméstico, contudo, isso não aconteceu por conta da queda na produção.
O feijão, apesar de ter três safras por ano, também viu seu preço subir entre janeiro e março, visto que as próximas safras deverão ser afetadas pela seca no Nordeste. Em março, a média de preços do feijão foi 44% superior à observada em dezembro. Em abril, os valores atingiram o pico, com elevações em torno de 75% dependendo do tipo do feijao também em relação a dezembro. Já na comparação dos preços observados em maio deste ano com igual período do ano passado, o aumento é de 113%.
Translation - English
Climate problems affect quarterly GDP result
Drought in the Northeast and excessive rainfall in the North damaged grain crops, which has had a negative impact on the Brazilian economy.
Climate problems were the primary cause for the drop of 7.3% in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of agriculture in the quarter. The bad performance of the sector was the main factor in the fall in GDP of the country between January and March, which was announced in this Friday. GDP grew by only 0.2% over the last quarter of 2011 – a result below what was expected by markets analysts.
Despite the fact that estimates that the area cultivated for the harvest of 2011/12 will be 3.6% larger than that of the previous harvest – 51.68 million hectares and 49.87 million hectares respectively – climate problems all around Brazil has damaged the harvests, according to the National Food Supply Company (Portuguese acronym CONAB), of the Ministry of the Agriculture. The first bean harvest, for example, which has an impact on 1st quarter agricultural output, suffered a fall of 23% from the previous harvest. In case of of the rice, the reduction will be 13% for the year. On top of that, the grain that has greater weight on GDP, the soy, will show a fall of 11.5% in this harvest.
In the coming days, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) will release a report with an estimate of the agricultural output for the month. The expectation of the analysts contacted by VEJA is that the output continues to fall. "The expectation is that everything is likely get worse. The Northeast is in a historical drought. Some places are not even commemorating the Festa de São João. Beyond that, the North Region is flooded", says Amaryllis Roman, agribusiness analyst from consultancy firm Tendências. "Those regions have other crops, as manioc, papaya, among others, that are individually unimportant, but together they have an impact. The drops in those crops has been frightening", he evaluates.
To the analyst, it is important to see that the prospects are also not positive for sugarcane, whose harvest in the Central South region Center presents problems. Compared with last year, the predicted sugarcane harvest for May is around 38% lower. That crop has a lot of influence on second-quarter GDP.
Prices – Over the last three years, the world has faced many problems related to climate and Brazil has taken advantage of the 'window of opportunity', since conditions here went well. This year marked a reversal of that situation.
With output problems and steady demand, it is possible to see an increase in prices. In case of of sugar, for example, the prices may have dropped due to a projected increase in international supply. In the domestic market, however, that did not happen due to the fall in production.
Beans, despite having three harvests a year, also saw its price rise between January and March, since coming harvests are bound to be affected by the drought in the Northeast. In March, the average bean price was 44% over that of December. In April, the price reached a peak, with some varieties of bean reaching levels around 75% higher compared with December. Equally, prices observed in May of this year in comparison with with the equal period last year, show an increase is 113%.

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Although I am new to online translation, I have worked in a variety of positions, including freelancing as a translator and interpreter of Spanish and Portuguese. I work very carefully on every text, ensuring the best possible fit to transmit not just the information, but also the feel of the source text.
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