Beef exports reach a record with shipments of 188 thousand tonnes in Brazil
Puna Bio joins bioinput market when releasing the world’s first “extremophile” biostimulant, consisting of bacteria that survive in extreme environmental conditions. Microorganisms are extracted from the highest salt flats in the Puna region in northwest Argentina. The biostimulant gives plants drought, stress and salinity tolerance, increasing yields by 10% to 15%. (Puna Bio)
Corn price decreases again because of the slow pace of business. Blockades in local highways make it difficult to sell the grain and lead consumers to use the grains in stocks, in oredr to not to make new purchases. (Cepea)
Special Secretariat of the Brazilian Federal Revenue fined Longping, a company controlled by CITIC Group Corp in an amount of US$ 156.75 million. In 2017, Longping acquired the corn seed production operations from DowDuPont for US$1.1 billion in Brazil. Brazilian tax authorities found that the transaction generated an increase in the value of the Chinese company’s subsidiaries, and that the tax set by law was never charged. Longping contacted lawyers and filed a petition with the Brazilian Federal Revenue to review the decision and the fine. (Special Secretariat of the Federal Revenue)
China is preparing to import soybean meal from Brazil to diversify sources of animal feed, mitigate short-term supply shortages and reduce inflation risks. (General Administration of Customs)
Sindirações, animal feed union based in São Paulo, State of São Paulo, announces the association of six new members: Agronorte, Coopercitrus, Feedis, Polu Sall, Semix and Tanac. (Sindirações)
Rural credit reaches US$ 28.54 billion in 2022/23 season, until October. Increase of 22% compared to the previous season. Current funding still rising, with investments of US$ 18.25 billion. According to the Agricultural Policy Department from the Ministry of Agriculture, funding for investments tends to intensify in the coming months, following the retraction of funding covering costs. (Ministry of Agriculture)
New plantain variety developed in the State of Mato Grosso, BRS Terra-Anã has eight to nine bunches and 45 to 50 fruits per bunch, with fruits with characteristics similar to the usual banana. Cultivar is high-yielding, has small size and greater number of fruits per bunch. It was developed by Embrapa’s Banana and Plátano Genetic Improvement Program. (Embrapa Cassava and Fruticulture)
Vice-president of the Parliamentary Front for Agriculture in the Chamber of Deputies, Neri Geller, says he will be part of the government transition team of president-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Geller is a former Minister of Agriculture in the Dilma Rousseff government and is quoted to be in charge of the Ministry of Agriculture. (FPA)
Reduction of minimum air temperatures followed by decrease in rainfall will be the main influences of La Niña for farmers in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, for the third consecutive spring, according to researcher Amanda Heemann Junges, from the Department of Agricultural Diagnosis and Research of the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock and Rural Development (Seapdr)
Beef exports reach a record with shipments of 188 thousand tonnes. 144% growth compared to 2021. (AgroExport)
Estimated 385 thousand tonnes of cherries exported for the current season, that corresponds to an increase of 23% compared to the previous season. It is estimated that exports will reach 500 thousand tonnes by the 2024/25 season, because of efforts to start early harvest. (Rabobank)
Ministry of Agriculture delivers 2,000 L of algae-based biostimulants to farmers for free in Melipilla and Talagante. 462 bags of urea were also delivered to 12 communities. (Ministry of Agriculture)
Firebreaks will be built to contain the proliferation of forest fires along more than 3,199 km between the regions of Atacama and Magalhães. There will be 300 km more than in 2021. (Ministry of Public Works)
La Niña could last until February 2023, according to the Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies. Phenomenon has caused significant reductions in yields and considerable losses in farms. Coffee production dropped 12% in October due to the excess rainfall recorded in the last 28 months, that causes high humidity, lower light and flowering of coffee farms. In the last cocoa harvest, between October 2021 and September 2022, there was a 10.6% decrease in national production. Intense rains directly affected production, damaging cocoa flowering, preventing fruit set and aggravating the proliferation of the moniliasis fungus (Moniliophthora roreri), that harms the fruit directly. (Ideam; National Federation of Coffee Growers; Fedecacao)
Confirmed presence of two foci of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 in the city of Acandí, Chocó region. Discovery of the outbreaks of the disease took place through epidemiological surveillance actions carried out throughout the national territory. (ICA)
Rains have caused a 30% to 50% drop of Hass avocado production, according to Jorge Enrique Restrepo, executive director of Corpohass. “Hail affects trees, slope water takes nutrients and causes erosion, and pest and disease control becomes difficult. In addition, the Hass avocado tree is very susceptible to root asphyxia and death from root rot.” (Corpohass)
It is estimated, for the 2022-2023 harvest, the production of more than 800 thousand tonnes of sugar from sugar-cane, a value similar to that reached in the 2021/22 harvest, in which 821 thousand tonnes of sugar were produced from 6.8 million of tonnes of sugar-cane. Harvested area will be the same, reaching 79 thousand hectares. Sector generated US$ 240 million. (Asociación Azucarera de El Salvador)
Diagnosed 296,000 poutries with influenza (AH5N1), affecting three production sites, two in the state of Sonora and one in Nuevo León. Internal quarantine was decreed, therefore poultry products without authorization from the health authorities cannot be moved or transported. (Senasica)
Blink Bioscience S/A inaugurates a factory in the city of Hernandarias, near Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil. With investments of US$ 15 million, facilities aim to atend markets in Brazil, Latin America, Asia and Europe. (Blink Bioscience)
BrasilAgro reports the sale of 863 hectares, 498 of which are arable, from the Morotí farm for a nominal value of US$ 1.5 million. Morotí Farm has a total area of 59,585 hectares, with 34,053 arable hectares, located in Boquerón, in the western region of Paraguay, also known as Chaco Paraguayo. Initial payment was US$ 748.5 thousand. Remaining value will be paid in three equal annual installments, according to a company statement. (BrasilAgro)
Association of Table Grape Farmers of Peru negotiates with shipping companies to expedite delivery of table grapes through express service. Chilean cherries, for example, reach the Asian market in 22 to 23 days, while Peruvian grapes take between 30 and 45 days. Objective is to match the delivery time to the Chilean express service. (Provid)
According to the National Fisheries Society of Peru, it is expected to exceed US$2 billion in fishmeal and fish oil exports. Exports in 2021 reached US$ 2.3 billion. (Andina)
Approved exports of bovine tongue to Japan. According to the Minister of Agriculture, Fernando Mattos, revenue increase of the trade balance will be approximately US$ 15 million. (Ministry of Agriculture)
Soybean harvest in 2023 could reach up to 3 million tonnes. Despite lower value than in 2022 season, expectations are promising given the drought forecasts in the Rio da Prata region until January. Farmers made high investments in technology to overcome the drought. (Exante)
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