9/7/2004 SAO PAULO (Dow Jones)--Brazilian soybean output will reach65.7 million metric tons in the 2004-05 season (October-September), some33% higher than the 49.3 million tons produced in the weather- anddisease-affected last crop, local analytical firm Agroconsult said Friday."The estimate is based on the expectation that losses due to dryweather and Asian rust will not be repeated," said Guilherme Bastos, anAgroconsult analyst.This is the first estimate for the next crop released by a localconsultancy.The expansion will be fueled by a 7.5% increase in soybean plantedarea to 22.8 million hectares from 21.3 million this year, and a return tonormal yield levels, pegged 24% higher than the year before at 2,874 kgper hectares.

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