Paraguay is a nation of nearly 7 million people. Agriculture makes up a significant portion of the country’s economy, with beef and soybeans being its leading exports.

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 Paraguay has several titles, including the sixth largest producer of soy (fourth exporter), sixth-largest beef exporter and eighth largest exporter of corn. It is also the world’s largest exporter of organic sugar and has the third largest barge fleet in the world, behind only the U.S. and China — all in an area equivalent to 4.8% of Brazil. The rainfall regime and soils are very similar to the soils in the states of Paraná and Mato Grosso do Sul (Brazil), however there is still a large area of the Paraguayan Chaco to be explored.

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Other facts about Paraguay: It is the largest exporter of electrical energy in South America and has the second highest return on investment in Latin America and 10th in the world.

In agriculture, Paraguay has approximately an area of 3.5 million hectares of soybeans, a second soybean crop of 900,000 hectares, and a second corn crop of 800,000 hectares, as well as other crops such as wheat, rice, and canola.

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