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State · BR-PR

Paraná

A humid subtropical climate with rainfall in all seasons — hot-summer (Cfa) across most of the state and milder, occasionally frost-prone warm-summer (Cfb) on the higher southern plateaus.

Major crop systems

  • Summer soybean as the principal cash crop
  • Second-crop ("safrinha") maize following soybean within the same year
  • Winter wheat as the main cool-season grain
  • Common bean and, locally, sugarcane and cassava

Major livestock systems

  • Intensive confined broiler poultry — the western part of the state is a leading Brazilian poultry-processing hub
  • Intensive swine (pig) production integrated with grain supply
  • Dairy and beef cattle

Agricultural land: Fertile basaltic and red soils on rolling plateaus support one of Brazil's most intensive and highly mechanised grain-and-livestock economies, with widespread no-till farming. Irrigation: Reliable year-round rainfall means field crops are predominantly rainfed; irrigation is limited and mostly serves horticulture and risk management.

Agroecological zones: Cfa (Humid subtropical), Cfb (Oceanic (marine west coast))

Documented crops & livestock

Official institutions

  • Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) — National statistical institute; agricultural census and municipal production surveys.
  • Companhia Nacional de Abastecimento (CONAB) — Federal crop-supply agency; official grain production and harvest surveys.
  • Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa) — Federal agricultural research corporation; Embrapa Soja (Londrina) is based in the state.
  • Departamento de Economia Rural (DERAL) / Instituto de Desenvolvimento Rural do Paraná (IDR-Paraná) — State agriculture secretariat bodies publishing regional production estimates and rural extension.

Data coverage & limitations

Descriptive profile; subnational statistics for Paraná are published by IBGE, CONAB, Embrapa and the state secretariat (DERAL/IDR-Paraná) and are not reproduced numerically here.

  • Boundaries and administrative classifications follow the official ISO 3166-2 code BR-PR.
  • Any production statistics are dated, source-specific and periodically revised; read them with their year and dataset version.
  • Poultry and swine output is concentrated in integrated agro-industrial clusters rather than spread evenly across the state.

Sources

This article draws on the following authoritative sources. See our sources & methodology for how they are selected.

  1. [1]Embrapa — Brazilian agricultural research corporation (opens in a new tab)

    Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa)

    High

    Cited for: Subtropical grain and soybean agronomy

    Type:
    Research institute
    Jurisdiction:
    Brazil
    Accessed:
    2026-07-12
  2. [2]FAOSTAT — FAO statistical database (opens in a new tab)

    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

    Authoritative

    Cited for: National production and yield context

    Type:
    Intergovernmental organization
    Jurisdiction:
    Global
    Accessed:
    2026-07-12