Agroindustries\u00a0halted their\u00a0activities in Paraguay in September<\/strong><\/p>\n Soybean\u00a0planted\u00a0area will grow for the first time in seven years, but the scenario is considered unfavorable<\/strong> because of an absence of rain and residual effects of La Ni\u00f1a. An area of 16,700,000 hectares is estimated for the 2022\/23 season, representing a 2.5% growth and the first area expansion since the 2015\/16 season. (Buenos Aires Cereal Exchange)<\/p>\n Soybean meal price FOB dropped US$\u00a035\/tonne, from US$\u00a0500 in early September to US$\u00a0465.\u00a0Soybean oil FOB price dropped US$<\/b>\u00a0250\/tonne<\/b>\u00a0in one month, from US$\u00a01,390 to US$ 1,140.\u00a0(Pablo Adreani y Asociados)<\/p>\n Agtech Auravant\u00a0is now a\u00a0Cubo Ita\u00fa\u00a0member, Ita\u00fa’s entrepreneurship hub, based in Brazil.\u00a0It\u00a0offers\u00a0digital agronomic analysis tools to nearly 66,000 users<\/b>\u00a0in 100 countries. \u201cOur focus is to\u00a0allow\u00a0available data\u00a0in different systems and devices to be processed and transformed into valuable integrated insights and recommendations for the agri-food value chain,\u201d says Auravant country manager Sabrina Mu\u00f1oz. With seven years of activity, the startups of Cubo Ita\u00fa reached more than US$ 563.35\u00a0million\u00a0in contributions and investments in 2021. (Auravant;\u00a0Cubo Ita\u00fa)<\/p>\n Government\u00a0will\u00a0meet with wheat mills and exporters because of concerns about the size of the wheat harvest<\/strong>, affected by severe and ongoing drought. Wheat mills are worried about the lack of grain after decrease in production forecasts. (Ciara-CEC)<\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Wheat\u00a0harvest\u00a0should hit a record<\/strong> in 2022. Harvest should reach 10.9 million tonnes, representing an increase of 400 thousand tonnes when compared to the previous estimate. Planted area totals 3.207 million hectares, 17.6% more than in 2021. Productivity should reach 3.41 t\/ha.\u00a0(Safras & Mercado)<\/p>\n Hail occurrence in the State of Minas Gerais mainly affected coffee production.\u00a0Total of 13,000 hectares were harmed<\/b>, mostly arabica coffee. Paragua\u00e7u, Campanha, Andradas and Coqueiral were the most affected cities. More than 1,090 coffee farmers suffered some type of damage. (Emater – MG)<\/p>\n Use of the specific breeding period for beef cattle<\/strong> has the potential to increase the gross margin of the activity by 31%, according Embrapa Gado de Corte\u2019s researchers. In addition to concentrating the births, weaning operations, vaccinations and deworming, the breeding season usually takes place between October and March, when better quality and amount of forage plants is observed. (Embrapa Beef Cattle)<\/p>\n Ethanol exports increased<\/strong> again in September. 338.94 million L were exported, 76.7%\u00a0more\u00a0than what was recorded in 2021. (Department of Foreign Trade)<\/p>\n Nespresso, Nestl\u00e9’s coffee brand, announces its first 1<\/strong>00% organic and Brazilian coffee<\/b>. The product will be\u00a0sold\u00a0in capsules in Brazil, Germany and Switzerland. Coffee beans are produced on specialized farms, free from the use of chemical inputs. (Nestl\u00e9)<\/p>\n For the third year in a row, the\u00a0weather phenomenon La Ni\u00f1a<\/b>\u00a0will influence rainfall. Southern states may be affected\u00a0once\u00a0again in the\u00a0summer agricultural season. According to Estael Sias, meteorologist at MetSul, despite the rains recorded in recent weeks, the\u00a0tendency\u00a0is\u00a0for rainfall\u00a0to decrease in October,\u00a0especially in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, where temperatures are expected to be higher\u00a0and farmers run the risk of having problems\u00a0already\u00a0when sowing soybeans. States of Paran\u00e1 and Santa Catarina can also be impacted by La Ni\u00f1a, but with less intensity. It is expected that the rainfall regime in the States of Mato Grosso do Sul and S\u00e3o Paulo will also be affected, with values below the historical average. (MetSul)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Use of pesticides containing paraquat dichloride<\/strong>, methomyl, chlorpyrifos-methyl and chlorpyrifos-ethyl, considered highly toxic, was prohibited. This is part of the Ministry of Agriculture’s New Work Plan for the Regulation and Inspection of Pesticides in Chile. (Minagri; SAG)<\/p>\n Irrigated area with high technology systems reaches 98,003 hectares in the country, with 2,088 installed equipments.\u00a0Among\u00a0those,\u00a01,618 are fixed center pivots<\/b>, 408 are mobile and 62 are front feeders. The largest amount is in the \u00d1uble region, with 478 units, which represents 22.9% of the total in the country. (National Irrigation Commission)<\/p>\n First\u00a0variety of black rice developed in Chile<\/b>\u00a0was presented by INIA during Expo Chile Agr\u00edcola. Among its nutritional characteristics, the highest fiber and antioxidant content stands out. Product should reach the market in the 2024\/25 harvest, sold by several national brands, such as Tucapel and Miraflores. (INIA; Expo Chile Agr\u00edcola)<\/p>\n Chilean salmon and trout exports to Brazil totaled US$ 478 million, an increase of 29.3% compared to 2021. \u201cWith the opening of markets after the Covid-19 pandemic, salmon exports\u00a0went back\u00a0to pre-pandemic levels. “This\u00a0recognition\u00a0of the high and sustained demand for Chilean salmon by our main markets such as Brazil, Japan and the USA is linked to the\u00a0world trend of consuming healthy and quality proteins<\/b>\u201d, says Hugo Corales, commercial director of ProChile in Brazil. (ProChile<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Agroindustries\u00a0halted their\u00a0activities<\/b>\u00a0in September and a further drop in processing is expected. Sector faces a serious lack of raw material caused by the fall in production in the harvest. “This month would already be the last with a significant volume of crushing, considering that after the first weeks of September practically all of Cappro’s industries are stopped due to lack of raw material to continue processing”, according to a report by the Paraguayan Chamber of Oilseeds and Cereals (Cappro)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Lavoro, the largest Brazilian retailer of agricultural inputs,\u00a0announces their entry into the markets of Peru and Chile<\/b>\u00a0through the acquisition of\u00a0NS\u00a0Agro, a holding of agricultural input retailers operating in both countries, specializing in crop protection, fertilizers, seeds and special products. Value of the\u00a0deal was not revealed. The group’s revenue in 2021 was approximately US$190 million. (Lavoro; NS Agro)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n New lines of credit were created for the agricultural sector, through an agreement between the General Directorate of Finance and the Republic of Microfinance.\u00a0Lines of credit offered are for working capital and for investments and improvements in infrastructure<\/b>\u00a0for horticulture, fruit growing and beekeeping. (Digegra; RMSA)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n MORE ABOUT AGRIBUSINESS:<\/p>\n Agroindustries\u00a0halted their\u00a0activities in Paraguay in September Soybean\u00a0planted\u00a0area will grow for the first time in seven years, but the scenario is considered unfavorable because of an…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":8606,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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