Brazil
Growing Regions
16 Regions
Brazil is unique because:
farms are larger
mechanization is common
processing is farm-controlled
supply chains are short and finance-driven
Cerrado Mineiro (Minas Gerais)
mechanized precision, contract culture
Sul de Minas
small/medium farms, natural sweet spot
Region name alone is meaningless
need producer + process + harvest window.
Mantiqueira de Minas
altitude, hand-harvest, specialty gravity
Chapada Diamantina (Bahia)
irrigated, off-season harvest
Mogiana (São Paulo border)
traditional, improving