Indea<\/a>)<\/p>\nPresident of the Parliamentary Front for Agriculture, congressman Pedro Lupion, said that\u00a0the government needs to admit there is an ongoing crisis in agriculture.\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cI have been discussing this\u00a0with the Ministry of Agriculture. The first step is the government to admit and indicate we are in a crisis and we will need a reasonable and important amount of resources to compensate for this, whether with the Harvest Plan [Brazilian Government’s agricultural financing\u00a0program]\u00a0or with agricultural insurance\u201d, according to Lupion. \u201cFarmers planted soybeans at US$ 28.18\/bag and are now selling them at US$ 18.11\/bag. There will be a reduction of 20 million tonnes… We need to have a clearer analysis of this harvest, as some states have a high yield rate and others are showing\u00a0a decline.\u201d (FPA)<\/p>\nFrimesa, an agro-industrial cooperative with HQ in Medianeira, State of Paran\u00e1, recorded\u00a011% growth in revenue in 2023, reaching US$ 1.23 billion.<\/strong>\u00a0Surplus paid to cooperative members totaled US$ 7.33 million, 18% lower compared to 2022. Frimesa’s executive president, Elias Jos\u00e9 Zydek, states that, even below expectations, the year’s balance was positive. (Frimesa)<\/p>\nFood processor BRF recorded\u00a0net profit of US$ 165.68 million in the 4Q of 2023, the first after seven consecutive quarters of losses.<\/strong>\u00a0Sharp drop in corn prices was one of the main factors behind the improved performance. (BRF)<\/p>\nSugar producer Tereos plans to significantly increase the production of the commodity in Brazil in 2024\/25, said the group’s CEO in the country, Pierre Santoul. The company is investing to increase\u00a0the\u00a0share of sugarcane destined for sugar production to 70%, an increase of 3% compared to the previous cycle, reaching 2 million tonnes. According to Santoul,\u00a0Brazilian sugarcane crushing should remain stable in 2024\/25<\/strong>, even in the face of a crop failure of approximately 10%, which was estimated for the Center-South region. (Tereos)<\/p>\nAccording to a report\u00a0from\u00a0the World Economic Forum, a\u00a0“new model of economic growth” in the Cerrado biome could generate US$ 72 billion per year for the Brazilian economy.<\/strong>\u00a0Document proposes several solutions, including sustainable production methods, such as agroforestry and regenerative agriculture, which aim for more sustainable conditions for increasing food production, increasing yields and resulting in greater profits and more jobs. (World Economic Forum)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Transition from El Ni\u00f1o to La Ni\u00f1a should cause\u00a0a lack of rain in some regions of Chile<\/b>, such as in the Maule region, which should see a drop from 700 mm of rain during the winter to 250 or 300 mm. \u201cIn addition, the phenomenon brings low temperatures during the winter, because of polar air masses, which can cause frosts of 2 or 3 degrees below 0\u201d, said Patricio Colville, researcher at the University of Talca. “La Ni\u00f1a could last up to 3 years”, he said. (University of Talca)<\/p>\n
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Colombian Agricultural Institute has\u00a0updated\u00a0sanitary requirements for the<\/b>\u00a0<\/b>import of day-old chicks, fertile eggs, fresh or frozen poultry meat, and processed poultry meat products from the US.<\/b>\u00a0The objective is to guarantee the entry of products that do not harm Colombia’s status as a self-declared country free from highly pathogenic avian influenza. (ICA)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Trade agreement negotiations between Mercosur and the EU\u00a0<\/strong>are suspended<\/strong>\u00a0until European parliamentary elections in June are concluded, according to the Paraguayan Ministry of Foreign Affairs. \u201cJosep Borrel [EU’s representative for foreign affairs and security policies] expressed to me the impossibility of the EU reaching an agreement, at least until the end of parliamentary elections, which will take place next June. Therefore, it is an agreement that remains pending…\u201d, according to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Rub\u00e9n Lezcano. (MRE)<\/p>\nBrazilian agricultural inspectors<\/strong>\u2019\u00a0<\/strong>strike, which began in January, is creating a long queue of trucks on the border\u00a0<\/strong>of Brazil and Paraguay. According to Celso Callegario, vice-president of the Brazilian Association of Logistics, Transport and Cargo, the strike could cause diplomatic problems between the countries. \u201cParaguay needs to sell its commodity production to Brazil. It does not have access to the sea, so this is causing a lot of discomfort, as well as huge losses, compromising the quality of products that remain inside trucks for several days\u201d, said Callegario. In Foz do Igua\u00e7u, State of Paran\u00e1, almost 2 thousand trucks wait in line to be allowed to enter or leave the countries, at outposts on the Brazilian and Paraguayan sides. (ABTC)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/agribrasilis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Peru-1.png\")
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Purchase of high-quality sugarcane seeds from Mexico should benefit more than 10 thousand farmers. The objective is to use genetic material to develop a breeding program in the country. “The\u00a0development of a new sugarcane variety with high stem biomass productivity<\/strong>\u00a0and juice quality aims to increase yields of more than 160 thousand hectares of crops in the regions of Piura, Lambayeque, La Libertad, Ancash, Lima and Arequipa”. (Ministry of Agriculture)<\/p>\nAccording to the Minister of Agriculture, Jennifer Contreras, interest rates for farmers who receive resources from the Financial Inclusion Fund for Small Farmers will be up to 5%. \u201cWe met with the directors of Associatividad and Agrobanco so that resources allocated to the fund will allow us to\u00a0lower interest rates to 5% in favor of small farmers<\/strong>. Therefore, we are working to benefit our farmers\u201d, said the minister. (Ministry of Agriculture)<\/p>\n
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