Brazilian soybean exports to China fell by 15% in October
Country consumes 230 million liters of herbicides and 350 million liters of other agrochemicals per year. There are 5,387 registered formulated products in the National Food Safety and Quality Service. Herbicides are the major group, with 42%, followed by insecticides and fungicides, with 43%. Acaricides, nematicides, molluscicides, growth regulators and other products account for only 14%. (INTA; Senasa)
Government considers re-establishing a special exchange rate for soybean farmers with the purpose of increasing exports. (Reuters)
Drought and frosts lead to a drop in barley production. Harvest was 4 million tonnes, 200 thousand tonnes less than the previous season. Among the problems are damage to the barley ear tip and interruption of grain development. (Buenos Aires Stock Exchange)
LanAr Plan goes into effect, an economic assistance measure that will benefit ranchers who keep sheep herds of up to 3,500 heads. Contribution will be of US$ 3,64 per shearable sheep head. Total investment is US$ 7.28 million. (Government of Argentina)
Bill 1,459/2022 voting was postponed until November 29th. Bill aims to reduce maximum time for registration of pesticides to two years and to establish the risk analysis, replacing the period of 8 to 10 years and the hazard analysis, respectively. (Senate Agency)
Coopercitrus opened an animal feed factory in Colina, State of São Paulo, that has a production capacity of 40 tonnes/hour, with an investment of US$ 2.78 million. (Coopercitrus)
Soybean planted area is expected to increase 24.4% in the next 10 years, to 51.5 million hectares, especially in Northeastern states. Estimated growth of 10 million hectares. (MAPA)
Casa dos Ventos and Mosaic announce an agreement for wind power generation in the Northeast. Initiative aims to “decarbonize” Mosaic’s energy consumption in Brazil. Agreement provides for the supply of 30 average megawatts of energy, generated at the Umari Wind Complex, in the State of Rio Grande do Norte, starting in 2026. Contract term period is 14 years. Value was not disclosed. (Mosaic Fertilizers; Casa dos Ventos)
Sicredi made available more than US$ 1.07 billion for family farming in the 1Q of the 2022/23 Crop Plan through the National Program for Strengthening Family Agriculture. Total credit released by the program was 53% higher compared to the previous year. (Sicredi)
Campaign against foot-and-mouth disease in SP has already vaccinated 2.9 million heads of cattle and buffaloes and is scheduled to end on November 30th. (GEDAVE)
Amount of cocoa beans received by processing industries increased from 15,201 tonnes to 16,810 tonnes in October. Increase is 10.5% compared to September. (National Association of Cocoa Processing Industries) – amount of cocoa beans received melhor que cocoa beans received amount
Coffee growers can now access credit to finance production and recovery of damaged coffee farms through the Coffee Economy Defense Fund program. Statements of agreement were published in the Official Gazette. (Funcafé)
Incidence of Moniliophthora roreri, that causes the Cocoa Moniliasis disease, in the State of Amazonas, near the Colombian and Peruvian border. The disease also affects cupuassu (Theobroma grandiflorum) and causes yield losses and higher costs. MAPA must adopt contingency measures together with Plant Health and research institutions. (MAPA/ADAF/LFDA-GO)
Brazilian soybean exports to China fell by 15% in October when compared to the previous year, totaling 2.8 million tonnes exported. (General Administration of Customs)
Qatar increased the imported chicken amount from Brazil by 40%, with 70% of the chicken consumed in the country being of Brazilian origin. Production chain complies with Halal criteria, a mandatory certification for meat consumed by Muslims. (ABPA)
MAPA sends a task force to the State of Amazonas to prevent fusariosis (Fusarium oxysporum) from entering the country. Fungus has high destructive potential, affecting banana trees that produce varieties Nanica, Terra, Prata and Maçã. Disease is already present in Colombia and Peru. (MAPA)
Climatic conditions favor the incidence of Drosophila suzukii fly, because of higher relative humidity and high temperatures. (Fedefruta)
Cherry exports to the US increased from 4,638 to 7,615 tonnes in 2021. With winter’s arrival, similar numbers are expected in 2022. Expected a 7% decrease in grapes and blueberries exports to the US. (Asoex)
Announced first global ministerial conference to reduce methane emissions. Event should take place in the third week of March in Viña el Mar. (Ministry of Agriculture)
Vaccination against foot-and-mouth disease advances in the country. 5.6 million heads of cattle and buffaloes received the vaccine, that corresponds to 18.5% of the vaccines that will be applied. (Colombian Agricultural Institute)
Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock supplied 450 bags of urea with a 50% subsidy, to small and medium-sized farmers in the Paute region, in order to reduce the impacts of fertilizer price increases in the world. (Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock)
Senasica authorizes beef import from 22 processing facilities in Argentina, after 8 years of negotiations. In July, an audit was done where Senasica’s inspectors verified that the Argentine control system complies with the sanitary and food safety standards required by Mexico. (National Service of Health, Food Safety and Quality)
Country allows pork imports from Brazil to help fight inflation. The only authorized state so far is Santa Catarina, the only one recognized by the WHOA as free from foot-and-mouth disease without vaccination in Brazil. (MAPA)
Hazera launched tomato varieties resistant to the brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV). Virus affects trade, as it reduces yields and causes coloring problems and brown spots in the fruit. (Hazera)
At least one thousand extra hectares of blueberries will be sown in 2022, reaching 17,943 hectares. 20 thousand hectares are expected in the next three years. (Terra Business)
High prices contribute to the food crisis in the country. Potatoes and chicken are the main affected products. Annual inflation rate reaches more than 8%. Peru has the highest rates of food insecurity in Latin America. (FAO)
China signs a protocol on phytosanitary requirements to enable Uruguayan sorghum imports. China is the world’s largest importer of this cereal. (MGAP)
Brazilian meatpacker Minerva SA is negotiating the acquisition of the Japanese company Breeders & Packers Uruguay (BPU). Deal should be closed before December 15th. The BPU is responsible for slaughtering approximately one thousand heads of cattle a day. Upon completion of the acquisition, Minerva will expand its slaughtering capacity by 40% in Uruguay. The country already has three slaughtering facilities, with a combined capacity to slaughter 2,500 heads per day. (Minerva SA)
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