“They must respect the sovereignty and greatness of Brazil,” said the president; US Department of Agriculture reduced the estimate for the Brazilian corn crop
The President (PT) said on Wednesday (25.Jun.2025) that the United States must “Respect sovereignty and greatness” from Brazil in relation to corn production.
“When our crop was ‘safrinha’, they [EUA] recognized. Now that it’s a normal crop, they don’t want to. Just as they do not recognize that the plane was inventing Santos Dumont. We will not accept ”said Lula at an event to announce the increase in the mixture of ethanol in gasoline and biodiesel in diesel in Brasilia.
In April this year, the US Department of Agriculture for the Brazilian Corn crop 2024/25 in about 2 million tons lower compared to the previous one.
Despite the negative revision in production, the volume still represents a growth of 5.9% compared to the 2023/24 crop, when Brazil produced 119 million tons.
According to Lula, Brazil has 2 corn crops and 2 and half grape harvests per year in the Northeast region. “We have a lot of corn. In the day that missing corn for chickens, we stop producing ethanol”concluded the president.
Opposition to the US
Lula also directed more parts of his speech to the US country. that President Donald Trump (Republican) should be less on the internet and be another “head of state.”
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The petista also pointed out the similarities of the president of the United States with his political opponent and former president (PL).
“We already had president like this. That is, what matters least is the truth, what matters least is the interests of the country,” these.
