After two years of inclement weather, sesame producers are resisting and seeking to increase their production in the new harvest, covering 50,000 hectares of crops in the new sowing season. “Overall, we did something interesting, as long as we maintain or increase production a little, I think it is something positive,” said the president of the Paraguayan Chamber of Sesame Exporters (Capexse ), Gilberto Osorio, to InfoNegocios, and recalled that sesame is an income-generating item for family agriculture, which has been strengthening in agribusiness for more than 30 years. Regarding its positioning in the foreign market, Osorio said that, although no business has been done with new destinations this year, the volume of shipments to countries such as Mexico and Japan has increased. “Up to September, Mexico has already bought practically the same amount it bought in the whole of last year, and there is still October, November and December left, which means that they are going to exceed their purchases. The same is true with Japan,” Osorio stressed. Paraguay is one of the largest exporters of sesame, reaching nearly 30 international markets, a position that was achieved through the sector's constant commitment to improving the quality of its seeds. It is worth clarifying that of the 37,000 tonnes of production in the 2023/2024 harvest, 19,000 tonnes correspond to sesame produced in a mechanized manner, 15,000 tonnes correspond to confectionery white sesame and finally 3,000 tonnes were black sesame, which were obtained on an area of 45,000 hectares of cultivation nationwide, that is, 5,000 hectares less than what is planned to cover in the new harvest.