The national system of traceability of phytosanitary products was created by the National Health Service and Food Quality, with mandatory application throughout the national territory, for all who import, export, synthesize, formulate, divide, distribute, market, store and/or exercise possession, for any purpose of phytosanitary products. (Senasa)
The province of Santiago del Estero was once again declared a greening-free area (Huanglongbing). This is an important phytosanitary advance for the Argentine Northwest (NOA), because it positions it as an area without outbreak of HLB, the most serious disease that affects citrus and there is no cure. (Senasa)
Technicians from the National Agricultural Health and Food Safety Service (SENASAG), in coordination with the National Customs, Municipal Administration and Army, destroyed 25 tons of seized products, including cereals, derivatives and fruits, which violated sanitary regulations. (MDRyT)
Consórcio Via Brasil 163 wins concession auction for the most important highway for Brazilian agribusiness, BR-163/230/MT/PA . Main corridor for the flow of grains in the Midwest, it will receive around US$ 391million in investments. The consortium will be responsible for managing the 1,009.52 kilometers of the logistics corridor for grain exports in the Midwest, between Sinop, in Mato Grosso, and Miritituba, in Pará, for 10 years. (Ministry of Infrastructure)
Fertilizer import record in the first 5 months of 2021. Largest volume in the historical series since 2011, with more than 13 million tons. (Conab)
Agribusiness exports set a new record in June, exceeding US$ 12 billion, an increase of 25% compared to 2020. The main reason was the increase in international prices paid for agricultural products exported. (MAPA)
Gross Value of Agricultural Production (VBP) in 2021 is estimated at BRL 1.099 trillion, 10.5% higher than in 2020. Crops represent US$ 147 billion livestock, US$ 67 billion. (MAPA)
Federal Police investigates illegal sale of pesticides for fruit production. The products are illegally imported from China and later counterfeited in Brazil. (FEDERAL POLICE)
Exports of eggs (in natura and processed) accumulated an increase of 145.1% in the first half of 2021, with exports of 5.6 thousand tons this year. Sales for the first half generated US$8.024 million, 152.9% higher than in the first six months of 2020. (Brazilian Association of Animal Protein)
Chicken meat exports in the semester reached 2.244 million tons, a volume 6.53% higher compared to the closing of the first six months of 2020. Revenue in dollars reached US$ 3.476 billion, a result 10.6% higher than the same period from the previous year. (Brazilian Association of Animal Protein)
In the first half, Brazil imported more than 937,000 tons of corn. (SECEX)
Brazil exported 1.2 million tons of wood in the first half, reaching 92.3% of the total exported in the previous year. (SECEX)
Desalination becomes a medium-term alternative to solve the water crisis in the country. “We believe that the search for new sources of water is fundamental for the agricultural sector. One option for our country in this matter, with more than 6,000 kilometers of coastline, is the desalination of sea water…” said the Minister of Agriculture, María Emilia Undurraga. (MINAGRI)
Agricultural exports grew 19.2% in the first 5 months of 2021, totaling US$3.784 billion. Growth was driven by the sale of non-traditional products such as milk, Tahiti lemon, beef, mango and hass avocado. (Min Agriculture)
The United States, Belgium and the Netherlands are the three countries that most purchased agricultural products from Colombia in the first five months of 2021. Agricultural exports to the United States totaled US$ 1.478 billion (19.4% more than in 2020); Belgium US$206 million (29.7%); and the Netherlands, US$ 198 million (17.2%). (Min Agriculture)
Exports in May 2021 totaled US$ 686 million, an increase of 11.8%, while in March and April they grew 45.5% and 36% respectively, compared to 2020, despite illegal blockades in May . (Min Agriculture)
The start of the 2021 Agricultural Drought Care and Mitigation Strategic Project is announced, where US$ 3.1 million will be delivered to non-irrigated and small-scale farmers in staple grains, beans, corn, sorghum and forage oats, milk and meat . In addition, rations for cattle will be delivered in the northern and central states of the country, informed Víctor Villalobos Arámbula, secretary of Sader. (SADER)
Departments of Agriculture and Rural Development, Economy and Tourism and representatives of the wine industry, reinforce actions to increase the cultivation of grapes in sustainable systems, promote the consumption of national wine and dissemination abroad, as part of the post-pandemic reactivation strategy. The consumption of wine in the country is currently one liter per capita, while in countries like Brazil it reaches three liters and in Europe it reaches 60 liters. (SADER)
In June, meat exporting slaughterhouses processed 220,836 animals, an increase of 11.1% over the previous month (May) and 35.5% over the same month last year. (Senacsa)
Between July 2020 and June 2021, sheep exports increased by 17% over the same period before. Wool and its products represent 50.9% of exports, with revenues of US$ 122.2 million, which represents a drop of 3.8% in relation to the US$ 127.1 million of the previous period. The second export product, sheep meat, with 46.1%, generated revenue of US$ 110.5 million (an increase of 64.5%). (Uruguay Wool Secretariat)