Latin American Agribusiness News
Minister of Agriculture, Julián Domínguez, says that there shall not be a decrease or a increase in the export taxes, called retenciones. (La Nación)
Vice-president of Maizar, Federico Zerboni, shall be the new president of the International Maize Alliance, an association from Argentina, Brazil and the USA, that brings corn sector entities together . (Maizall)
Expiration date on packaged fresh vegetables is no longer mandatory. Objective is to avoid food waste, which is discarded without being unfit for consumption. (Agricultural Defense Department)
Government authorized payment of interest rate equalization of Plano Safra. Total equalizable resources made available for the current season is approximately US$ 21.6 billion. (Ministry of Agriculture)
Public consultation was opened for 75 days to assess the update of Decree No. 5053/2004, which regulates registration, use and inspection of animal health products. (Agricultural Defense Department)
CEO of Lavoro Agro, Marcelo Abud, resigns to assume the presidency of Citrosuco. (Citrosuco)
First Brazilian vanilla germplasm bank was inaugurated, the only one in the world to gather a significant volume of species from South America. Embrapa’s genetic bank consists of 70 samples of orchids of the Vanilla genus and aims to support genetic improvement, subsidize domestication of vanilla in Brazil and assist in the preservation of its species. (Embrapa)
Approximately 90% of fruit farmers allege difficulty in beginning next growing season. Reasons are lack of financing and increase of transportation and input costs. (Fedefruta)
Marketing campaign in China for Chilean cherries, that took place between 2016 and 2020, was granted an international award. Campaign was considered a success, resulting in an increased demand and FOB prices for the entire industry, with a direct impact on exports. (Chilean Fruit Exporters Association)
Inaugurated rice processing plant that shall benefit 87 families in the northern region of Santander. Factory has a drying capacity of 144 tonnes/day and a storage capacity of 4,180 tonnes. (Rural Development Agency)
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Nestlé begins operations in a new coffee processing factory, their second in the country. Total investment was US$ 340 million, with a processing capacity of 670 thousand bags/year. The company claimed that it shall obtain most of its robusta coffee supply from Mexican farmers, but national production is only of approximately 500,000 bags/year. (Nestlé)
Ministry of Agriculture acts to promote the export of Mexican wild cattle. Among the measures is the strengthening of sanitary control and compliance with international requirements. (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development)
Harvest reaches 30%. Expectations are for a harvest record, estimated between 5.8 and 6.3 million tonnes of high quality corn for export. Half of the production has already been sold. (Dasagro)
Association of Brangus Breeders of Paraguay sells 100% of their animals in three auctions held at the International Expo Mariano Roque Alonso. Value achieved was approximately US$ 435 thousand. (ACBP)
New technique developed by researchers at Universidad Privada del Norte reduces the drying time of blueberries by 30%. Study aims to obtain alternative solutions to mitigate the national food crisis. (UPN)
After a government decree that changes regulations of agrochemicals application, farmers denounce precariousness, claiming that this change leads to a setback in the use and management of pesticides. Decree determines that applications made by companies or private farmers with tank equipment greater than or equal to one thousand L must be registered voluntarily within seven days; in the case of aerial applications, the period is of three days. (Unatra/MGAP)
South Korea temporarily removed import tariffs of whole and skimmed milk powder, pork and beef, providing an opportunity for exports of Uruguayan products. (MGAP)
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