US$500 million in financing made available to boost the growth of family farming through the National Agricultural Portfolio and the Argentine Bank of Nation, at a discount, which can be used for working capital and productive improvements. (National Agroindustry Fund – FONDAGRO)
Agribusiness exports reach US$ 10.9 billion in August. Only in 2013 Brazilian agricultural exports reach the same level. Higher prices on the foreign market favored the result. (MAP)
Chicken slaughter in Goiás State has a record in the second quarter. Growth of 29.5% from April to June leads to the best result for the period within the historical series started in 1997. Swine and cattle raising also stand out in slaughtering and carcass production (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics – IBGE)
Even after more than 10 days, Brazilian beef exports to China remain suspended because of the “mad cow disease”. There is no forecast for the resumption of purchases across the country (MAPA)
After cases of “mad cow disease”, Saudi Arabia suspended the purchase of 5 slaughterhouses in Brazil, all in the state of Minas Gerais, where the disease was first detected (MAPA).
Conab estimates grain production in the Brazilian states. Santa Catarina overcame the climatic effects with the sowing of wheat. Bahia should harvest 10.4 million tons of grain and São Paulo, 8.6 million tons. (Conab)
Soybean area grew by 4.3% compared to previous crop, reaching 38.5 million hectares. Problems with weather, especially in the harvest, affected the quality of harvested lots. The production data for the 20/21 harvest point to a record, 136 million tons harvested, representing an increase of 8.9% compared to the previous harvest. (Conab)
Performance of corn crops points to a production of 85.7 million tons, representing the worst record since the 2017/18 season. (Conab)
Soybean, corn and beef add value to agricultural production: Gross Value of Agricultural Production exceeded US$ 210 billion for this year. Value of crop production was US$ 142 billion, and livestock was US$ 68 billion. Crops had a growth of 11.9% in real values, and livestock, 5.4%. (MAPA)
Minister of Agriculture Tereza Cristina met with US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. At the meeting, they addressed issues related to sustainable agriculture, in addition to joint health defense actions to stop the spread of African Swine Fever in the Americas. (MAPA)
First International Innovation Fair, which will take place between September 22nd and 25th, disseminates new alternatives in science and technology that contribute to the generation of added value in agricultural production
More than US$ 60 million reinvested in the agricultural sector in the Center-East region by the MAG (Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock of Costa Rica)
CABEI and Korea approved US$700,000 to Costa Rica for climate-smart agricultural infrastructure (Costa Rica Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock)
Between 30% and 37% of the citrus planted from 2017 to 2021 in Sonora’s agricultural fields was exported to the United States and Asia. The remainder of the production was distributed on the domestic market. The export has increased since 2015, when only 17% of the crop was exported.
Green chili production grew 2.7 percent in Mexico in 2020 and registers high demand in international markets. It totals three million 324 thousand 260 tons, which keeps the country as the second world producer (Secretaría de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural)
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, through its technical specialists, works on the creation of technological tools for the assessment of damages and losses caused by climatic events at the national level. (MAG)
Ministry of Agriculture articulates support for floriculture within the scope of the Flower Chain Development Plan until 2030 (MIDAGRI)
Minister of Agriculture Víctor Maita announces the resumption of trade in agricultural products with Bolivia. The measure will allow small and medium-sized potato, sweet potato, tomato, grape, onion and avocado producers in southern Peru to resume exports of these products. (MIDAGRI)
Agricultural sector recovers and grows 11% in July, the highest value of the year. (MIDAGRI)
MGAP created the Sugarcane Technological Table with the objective of promoting the lines of work implemented in recent years related to cultivation and articulating new lines to improve profitability. (Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries)
Martín Mattos, director of natural resources, presented policies for the care of Natural Resources. (Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries)
MGAP will allocate resources to continue supporting the artisanal cheese factory. (Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries)
Livestock and Climate Project, led by MGAP, presented results from its first year of implementation: Smart Livestock for the Climate in 61 participating establishments increased productivity and net revenue by 60% despite the climate context.
