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AgroGalaxy achieved a\u00a0record in barter operations<\/b>\u00a0in the last two months, involving 458 thousand tonnes of grains. \u201cThe data is unprecedented in the company’s history, recorded in a short space of time, within the first half of the year\u201d. (AgroGalaxy)<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\nRaw sugar deliveries<\/b>\u00a0on the ICE stock exchange for July reached 1.1 million tonnes, with 21,277 contracts. Most of the product will be from Brazil, with 735,000 tonnes from the Port of Santos and 340,000 tonnes from the Port of Paranagu\u00e1. (Intercontinental Exchange Inc.)<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\nMore than 70% of farmers in the State of\u00a0Mato Grosso state that they face\u00a0difficulties in hiring workers due to a lack of technical qualifications<\/b>. Almost 37% of farms have only one to three “permanent” (non-temporary) workers.\u00a0(IMEA)<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\nSLC Agr\u00edcola reported the results for the 2023\/24 season.\u00a0Due to the hot and dry weather in the State of Mato Grosso<\/b>, soybean yields fell by 17% when compared to the forecast, reaching 3,276 kg\/ha. Off-season corn also fell by 4.3%, with yields of 7,255 kg\/ha. For cotton, yields reached 2,071 kg\/ha (+2.5%) and 1,974 kg\/ha for the off-season crop (+5.6%). (SLC Agr\u00edcola)<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\nThe harvest of off-season corn reached 49% of the cultivated area in the Center-South region, an increase of 34% when compared to last week, and 16% when compared to the same period of last year.\u00a0\u201cAs work advances,\u00a0good yields are confirmed in the States of Mato Grosso and Goi\u00e1s<\/b>\u201d, according to the consulting firm AgRural. (AgRural)<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\nLa Ni\u00f1a brings the possibility of frost in the Center-South region, which could affect sugarcane and coffee farming areas. \u201cWith the La Ni\u00f1a forming in August, the trend is for a longer dry period and a delay in the return of the humid period in spring\u201d, said Ana Clara Marques, meteorologist at Climatempo. The\u00a0late cold weather, that will come at the beginning of spring in the South of the country, could also harm wheat crops<\/b>\u00a0in the flowering phase. (Climatempo)<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\nThe Federal Government announced the\u00a0Plano Safra for family farming<\/b>, with approximately US$ 13.8 billion in credit lines and US$ 15.4 billion to the sector, an increase of 10% when compared to the previous year. In addition, the program offers reduced interest rates for rice farming (2% for organic and 3% for conventional) and other foods, such as beans, cassava and vegetables (3% interest). The sum of the plan for family farming and the plan for agribusiness and large farmers should reach US$ 85.4 billion. (Federal Government of Brazil)<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\nThe\u00a0Parliamentary Front for Agriculture and Livestock – FPA recognizes the government’s efforts to increase resources for the Plano Safra<\/b>\u00a02024\/25 (Brazilian Government’s rural credit plan), but points out that the Selic rate (<\/span>Brazilian federal funds rate) fell by 3.25%, while interest rates were not reduced in an equivalent way, increasing the risk of default. The FPA points out that this scenario increases the sector’s risks for debt. (FPA)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/agribrasilis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Chile.png\")
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The Ministry of Agriculture and the \u00d1uble Electric Cooperative sign\u00a0a collaboration agreement to promote agri-food cooperatives and digital connectivity<\/b>, seeking to reduce territorial inequalities in \u00d1uble. The aim is to implement regional fiber optics, coordinate public-private actions and investments in connectivity, develop initiatives to support beekeepers, among other proposals. (Minagri; Odepa; Copelec)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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In the\u00a01H\/2024, coffee production reached 5.82 million bags, a growth of 16%, and exports reached 5.74 million bags (+15%). “With this\u00a0good performance of the crop in the 1H of the year<\/b>, Colombia reached 12.14 million bags, a number we have not seen since 2021″, said Germ\u00e1n Baham\u00f3n, president of the National Federation of Coffee Farmers. In the case of imports, there was a 64% drop in June. (FNC)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/agribrasilis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Paraguay.png\")
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Lack of rain is shortening the corn crop cycle<\/b>, reducing the production forecast to 3.82 million tonnes, a drop of 2.8% when compared to the previous month estimate. \u201cAs in the case of off-season soybeans, the results for the corn crop have been quite mixed, with the main losses also in the north of the Eastern Region. Given that both crops share the same producing region, losses are similar\u201d said Larissa Alvarez, market intelligence analyst at StoneX. (StoneX)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/agribrasilis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Peru-1.png\")
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The Union of Workers of the National Agricultural Health Service has decided to suspend the strike that began on June 24th. An\u00a0increase in workers\u2019 pay<\/b>\u00a0is planned, as well as other proposals that are yet to be discussed between Senasa and the Ministry of Economy and Finance. (Senasa; MEF)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nThe government has enacted a\u00a0law that promotes the optimization of irrigation<\/b> through efficient and sustainable management of water resources in locations with small-scale irrigation systems. The Law No. 32085 provides for the formation of executive groups (a participatory management model that manages social investment projects) as entities responsible for planning, executing and supervising the infrastructure of irrigation systems. (Midagri; ANA; Federal Government)\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/agribrasilis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Uruguay.png\")
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In June, total exports reached US$ 1.266 billion, an increase of 34% when compared to the same month of 2023, the highest growth recorded in the last two years.\u00a0Highlight for soybeans, with US$ 348 million, an increase of 406%<\/b>\u00a0when compared to last year, followed by cellulose (+50%), rice (+21%), beverage concentrates (+7) and beef (+6%). (Uruguay XXI; DNA; Montes del Plata)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
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