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<\/div>\nSoybean and corn harvest estimatives\u00a0decrease because of the worst drought recorded in the\u00a0past\u00a060 years. New forecast is 42.5 million tonnes for corn and 34.5 million tonnes for soybean.\u00a0Yield\u00a0reached the fourth worst level in 15 years<\/b>, at 6.41 tonnes\/hectare. (Rosario Stock Exchange)<\/p>\n
Corn planting for the 2022\/23 harvest reached 99.1%.\u00a0Planted area is estimated at 7.1 million hectares<\/b>. (Buenos Aires Grain Exchange)<\/p>\n
Ministry of Agriculture\u00a0informs\u00a0that\u00a0barle
Confirmed the detection of the avian influenza virus<\/b>\u00a0in wild birds in the province of Jujuy. Government declared a state of sanitary emergency. \u201c…we all know that the most common way of entry is through migratory birds, so it’s difficult to control…\u201d, said Agriculture Secretary Juan Jos\u00e9 Bahillo. (Ministry of Agriculture<\/a>)<\/p>\n Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock of Brazil estimates agribusiness GDP growth of 2.5% in 2023. In 2022, the\u00a0sector’s exports reached US$ 159.1 billion<\/b>. (CNA)<\/p>\n Ministry of Agriculture seized\u00a016,000 liters of adulterated orange juice in the State of Santa Catarina.<\/b>\u00a0Fines can reach US$ 28.64 thousand per fraudulent lot. (MAPA)<\/p>\n 421 thousand tonnes of chicken meat\u00a0<\/b>were exported in January, a record because of the avian flu, that causes low supply of the product in the world market. Brazil, so far, remains disease free. Despite the increase in revenue, production costs have pressured the sector. (Brazilian Animal Protein Association)<\/p>\n Mata Nativa BR will invest\u00a0US$ 5.24 million to recover forests.<\/b> The amount will be used for environmental compensation and regularization projects in farms in the State of S\u00e3o Paulo. (Mata Nativa BR)<\/p>\n Investments of approximately US$ 2.86 billion per year are\u00a0ne<\/b>cessary\u00a0to prevent grain storage deficit<\/b>\u00a0from worsening\u00a0in Brazil. Deficit is estimated at 117 million tonnes for the current harvest. The 2022\/23 Harvest Plan released US$ 980 thousand for investment in warehouses. (Sectorial Chamber of Grain Storage Equipment)<\/p>\n Sugarcane Industry Union states that\u00a0rains are favoring the development of sugarcane fields<\/b>\u00a0for the 2023\/24 season, that officially starts in April. According to a statement from Unica, “the rainfall that has been happening in recent months, especially in December and January, contributes to the good development of the farms and raises favorable expectations for the harvest”. (Unica)<\/p>\n Brazilian corn exports<\/b>\u00a0from January and February 2023 have already doubled when compared to the 2022 values for the same period. Revenue increase of 150%. The figures refer to the total of January and the first week of February. (AgroExport; Secex)<\/p>\n Ordinance No. 538\/2022, published by MAPA,\u00a0that regulates the production and use of seeds<\/b>, updates normatives\u00a0for the “own use” of seeds and seedlings as of March 1st<\/sup>, 2023. “Declaration of own use” is mandatory,\u00a0assuring\u00a0good functioning of the National System of Seeds and Seedlings, established by Law 10.711\/2003. It became mandatory to communicate, within 90 days after the harvest, the final weight of seeds reserved for planting in the following season. (Ministry of Agriculture)<\/p>\n Because of the cases of <\/strong>avian flu in South America<\/b>, the State of Paran\u00e1\u00a0requested for\u00a0the Ministry of Agriculture to transform the State, or even the entire Southern region, into an autonomous unit, as happened in the case of swine fever, when Paran\u00e1 was recognized as an autonomous area and as a disease-free zone. \u201c…we need to evolve towards a technical-political decision with the Executive to constitute either Paran\u00e1 or the South of the country, where 70% of the national poultry farming is located, in an autonomous unit, isolated from the rest of Brazil. If, for example, the virus enters the Amazon, it lowers our status in the perspective of the world\u201d, said the secretary of Agriculture and Supply of Paran\u00e1, Norberto Ortigara. (Secretary of Agriculture and Supply of Paran\u00e1)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The city of Punta Arenas, in the extreme south, declared a\u00a0state of water deficit emergency.<\/b>\u00a0Drought has seriously affected vegetable farmers\u00a0and ranchers in the region. “In 2022, Punta Arenas had its driest year in 52 years,” said Nicolas Butorovic, a climatologist at the Universidad Regional de Magallanes. (Regional University of Magalh\u00e3es)<\/p>\n Government is investigating the National Federation of Coffee Growers<\/b> after the group lost millions in futures trading. Possible administrative omissions may have caused damages of up to US$ 120 million, that affected the coffers of the National Coffee Fund. The situation caused the departure of Roberto Velez, who led the FNC. A successor has not yet been chosen. (Comptroller General of the Union of Colombia)<\/p>\n Two agricultural and agroforestry systems have been recognized as\u00a0Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems\u00a0<\/b>by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. \u201cThe designation of these sites in Ecuador boosts women’s empowerment, as 80% of them are managed by indigenous women…\u201d said Mar\u00eda Helena Semedo, FAO Deputy Director General. (FAO)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Promoted\u00a0greater opening of the market for pork from Brazil<\/b>, allowing Brazilian product\u00a0in natura<\/i>\u00a0imports, without the need for thermal processing. Raw meat, whole or in pieces, including mechanically separated meat and bacon, may be sold. Previous restrictions only allowed meat processing companies to import Brazilian beef. Now, imports can be carried out by supermarket chains, trading companies or direct importers. (Secretary of Commerce and International Relations)<\/p>\n Canceled deadline for banning GMO corn<\/b>\u00a0used in animal feed or for industrial processing amid trade tensions with the US. Plans were maintained to ban the use of the grain for human consumption, in addition to the glyphosate herbicide, by January 2024. Mexico purchases approximately 17 million tonnes\/year of GMO yellow corn from the US, most of which is used for animal feed. (Ministry of Economy)<\/p>\n Agribusiness product\u00a0exports\u00a0reached a record\u00a0of\u00a0US$ 10.421 billion<\/b>\u00a0in 2022, a growth of 13.6% compared to 2021. (Ministry of Agriculture)<\/p>\n Confirmed cases of avian flu<\/b>\u00a0in wild birds in the region of Lagoa Garz\u00f3n, in the southeast of the country. 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