Meat exports have decreased. In the first two months of 2022, 9% less were exported than in the same period of 2021. (Consortium of Argentine Meat Exporters)
In Entre Ríos, the first kiwi harvest was carried out. Yield of 2,000 kg/ha. (Government of the province of Entre Ríos)
Bolivia’s National Sugar Cane Growers Commission is against the approval of Supreme Decree 4680. The Decree restricts sugar exports to ensure domestic supply. (National Sugar Cane Growers Commission)
BNP Paribas raises Selic forecast to 14.25% and IPCA to 8.5% until August 2022 (BNP Paribas)
First export of the year carried out through the Paraguay River is destined for Argentina, with a loading of 23 thousand tons of soybeans, in 12 barges. Navigation at the site had been paralyzed since the second half of 2021, due to the drought. (FV Cereals)
Corn production cost rises by 150%, mainly due to fertilizer prices. Value is US$ 1,712.50 per hectare. (Aprosoja)
Senator Luis Carlos Heinze will withdraw his candidacy for the government of Rio Grande do Sul and will replace Tereza Cristina in the Ministry of Agriculture. Cristina will leave office on April 1st to run for the Senate for the State of Mato Grosso do Sul. (Ministry of Agriculture)
Mechanized agriculture on indigenous lands goes through a licensing process that regularizes and gives environmental legality to the enterprise. Soybean and corn are planted in an area of approximately 19,000 hectares, creating financial transactions of US$ 28 million a year for indigenous people and municipalities. (Funai)
Value of exports from soybean products shall reach a record. US$ 48.160 billion were shipped and foreign trade sector has increased representation. (Datagro)
Prolonged declaration of agricultural emergency due to drought in 231 districts of the country (Ministry of Agriculture)
ABS Chile’s in vitro fertilization laboratory, the country’s first commercial laboratory, is also the first to obtain certification for the export of embryos. (ABS Chile)
Technology developed to determine maturity of mango without damaging the fruit, which makes it possible to harvest larger mangoes and improve their shelf life. This new method combines the Accumulated Heat Units procedure and dry matter calculation using a portable spectrometer. (National Institute of Agricultural Forestry Research)
Pig farming grows 2%, driven by health and safety standards. More than 250 thousand tons of pork are exported to the US, Japan, China, and Canada. (Secretary of Agriculture)
Around 25 million boxes of table grapes will be exported in the first season of 2022, an increase of 19.5% compared to the 2021 harvest (Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Uva de Mesa)
Avocado prices in the state of Michoacán have risen 81% this year, reaching US$38 per 9-kilogram box, the highest level since 1998. Lower fruit availability and supply inflationary pressures are the main causes. (Rabobank International)
Low prices in Europe and lack of agreements with the US worry avocado exporters. Greater supply in Israel reduces European purchases, while the US assesses whether imports from Mexico are more worthwhile. (ProHass)
Analysis detects disposal of agrochemicals in a UPM company’s plant nursery near the city of Guichón. (General Directorate of Agricultural Services)