Chamber of Beef Industry proposes an increase in the mandatory minimum weight of cattle to be sent to the slaughterhouse as a way to guarantee internal supply, allowing for an increase in exports. Exports reach 675,000 tons of beef between January and October, with 73.2% of shipments to China (Argentine Agrarian Federation)
The country is facing the climatic effects of “La Niña”, which usually causes a lack of rain, which has caused corn farmers to carry out a late planting campaign to avoid the drought. Strategy should boost record harvest and grain exports. (Buenos Aires Grain Exchange)
The 2021/22 wheat harvest exceeds the target of 20.4 million tons, and reaches 22.1 million. Planted area was the largest in the last 19 years, with 6.9 million hectares. (Rosario Board of Trade)
The country leads the environmental preservation in the Pantanal region, with 46% of the Upper Paraguay basin being protected. Comparatively, the Brazilian percentage is only 2%. (Project Documenta Pantanal)
Export of eggs in November reaches a higher value in 7 months, but does not reach the values of the same period in 2020. Around 859.81 tons of eggs were exported in November, a value 38.4% lower than in the previous year. Since the beginning of the year, 8.97 thousand tons of eggs have been exported. (Foreign Trade Department)
Gross value of agricultural production (VBP) in 2021 was around US$ 202 billion, driven by the growth of agriculture, of 12.3%, and livestock, which grew 5.4%. Products that contributed the most to the VBP were soy, with US$ 65.7 billion, corn, with US$ 22.69 billion, and sugarcane, with US$ 15.52 billion. (Ministry of Agriculture)
New line of credit for sustainable agriculture projects, from the Inter-American Development Bank, with approved resources of US$ 1.2 billion. Of the total, US$ 230 million will be invested by the Ministry of Agriculture in the Support Program for Agricultural Development in the Northeast. (Ministry of Agriculture)
Agricultural trade balance achieved a record of US$ 8.36 billion in November, even with an increase of 10.5% in product imports. The result was due to the high average prices of products exported by the country. Agribusiness contributed with 41.2% of total exports. Emphasis on soybeans, with an increase of 80.2%, reaching 2.6 million tons in November (Ministry of Agriculture)
Agrochemicals market should reach US$ 13.3 billion in sales, in 2021. It is estimated that 536 thousand tons of pesticides will be used in Brazilian agriculture (National Union of the Industry of Pesticide Products – Sindiveg)
New agreement with China expands from 3 to 17 the approved species for export of frozen fruits. The 14 new approved species are raspberry, blackberry, cranberry, apple, avocado, cherry, pine cone, grape, kiwi, peach, mango, papaya, pineapple, pomegranate, blueberry, blackberry and strawberry. In 2020, Chilean shipments of frozen fruits totaled 171,000 tons with an FOB value of US$435 million. China is in 5th place in Chilean exports, with 11,000 tons and US$ 23 million.
Chilean National Forestry Corporation discusses with the Chinese Forest and Field Service the establishment of an agreement between the two countries to combat desertification and climate change. (Ministry of Agriculture)
Milk prices grow by 10%, mainly driven by increases in costs of production and inputs of up to 50%. (Ministry of Agriculture)
The country purchases 1.844 million tons of corn from the United States, of which 1.089 are from the 2021/22 harvest and 754.3 thousand are in anticipation of the 2022/23 harvest. (USDA)
The first pure breed of Mexican sheep Pelifolk was officially recognized by the Ministry of Agriculture. Main characteristics of this new sheep breed are the coat to adapt to different climates and production systems, rusticity, more prolific females and higher carcass meat yield. The breed is the result of 11 years of genetic improvement. (Ministry of Agriculture)
Beef exports reached US$ 1,544 billion in November 2021, representing an increase of 45.5% compared to US$ 1.061 billion in the previous year. Chile was the main destination for exports, with a 42.8% share of the total exported value and an increase of 65.6% in value and 34.5% in volume in November purchases, when compared to the previous year. Russia was the second most important destination, registering increases in both value and volume, of 50.3% and 28.6%, respectively. (Central Bank of Paraguay)
New broad bean variety called “INIA 444 – SIWINA” was approved, which is an alternative to improve the productivity and profitability of farmers in the Andean region. Average yield of the variety is 3.037 tons per hectare and potential for 3.851 tons per hectare, showing resistance to the attack of “chocolate stain” (Botrytis fabae), leaf rust (Uromyces fabae) and viruses (BBMV, BBSV), the main diseases of culture in the country. (National Institute of Agrarian Innovation)
Resolution suspends manufacture, distribution, sales and use of the vaccine against bovine brucellosis, Brucelosan 51, from Virbac Uruguay S.A. laboratory. The Directorate General for Livestockdetected inconsistencies in the results of serological tests. (Ministry of Agriculture)
