Beef exports to China will open after October 4th, according to the newly announced Minister of Agriculture, Julián Domínguez. Also, there will be access to credit at a preferential rate.
Argentina exported 30.5 million tons of soybeans in the 2020/21 season, 5.6% less than that registered in the previous harvest. (MAGP)
Ministry of Agriculture approves 53 registrations of formulated pesticide products
MAPA regulates agricultural use of drones in order to simplify procedures and legal compliance. You will need a professional with a specific course (remote aero-agricultural applicator). In certain cases, a technical manager, an agronomist or forestry engineer, may be required to coordinate the activities. Aircraft must be registered with the National Civil Aviation Agency. (Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply)
Taxes on corn imports suspended until December 31st. Objective is to reduce external acquisition costs with a focus on increasing domestic supply to reduce pressure on prices and costs for animal breeders. (Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply)
Value of agricultural production in Mato Grosso do Sul grew 53.6%, mainly due to soybeans. In 2020, the value was R$ 29.5 billion (Brazilian Institute of Statistical Geography – IBGE)
Farmers from Paraná will have access to lines of credit with subsidized interest rates for hiring renewable energy generators. State Government is in the supplier accreditation stage and intends to benefit 100,000 production units by 2030
Unemployment fell to 13.7% in June, according to data from the Institute for Applied Economic Research (Ipea), with agriculture being one of the responsible sectors.
Agricultural production in Acre grew in 2020 and reaches US$ 83.94 million, with an increase of 8.9 tons (2%) in the production of cereals, legumes and oilseeds when compared to 2019. Soy production grew by 106%, totaling US$ 2.79 million. (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics – IBGE)
Federal Highway Police and Civil Police seized 630 kg of pesticides smuggled from Uruguay, in two different events. (PRF)
Lack of rain in Paraná made the development of winter crops difficult. In the Midwest, Southeast and Matopiba, the lack of rain favored the 2nd harvest of corn and cotton, but harmed non-irrigated winter crops. (Conab)
President Jair Bolsonaro promulgated the Nairobi Ministerial Decision on Export Competition, which sets out the commitment to eliminate subsidies for the export of agricultural products to members of the World Trade Organization. (Presidency)
Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) approves without restrictions the purchase of BRF shares by Marfrig. (Marfrig)
Approval of a bill aimed at Colombia’s adhesion to the International Cocoa Organization (Icco), an entity that brings together the 52 cocoa producing and consuming countries in the world.
State Phytosanitary Service (SFE) finds quarantine pest in container from Croatia: due to live larvae of Trogoderma spp, they prevented the entry of the shipment. Since 2019, the SFE has intercepted and prevented the entry of 436 quarantine pests at different air, sea and land entry points in our country. (Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock)
Ministry of Agriculture strengthens quality control and safety in the importation of dairy products in order to prevent the entry of contaminated products: chlorine and peroxide levels will be tested. Most of the cheese consumed in the country is imported from Nicaragua and Honduras, but the presence of formalin in the products was recently detected.
Apple production in Mexico reached 714,203.20 tons in 2020. It is estimated growth of up to 14% in national production by the end of the 2021 agricultural cycle. Production increased at an average annual rate of 8.4 percent in the period 2012-2020 (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development)
Due to the suspension of exports from Argentina and the restriction of several countries to purchases from Brazil due to two cases of “mad cow”, the international beef trade underwent drastic changes. The country is now adjusting its strategy to try to enter the Chinese market.
This year it is expected that between 3,600,000 and 3,700,000 hectares of soy will be planted.(Minister of Agriculture and Livestock)
2021 First Semester Land Sales Report indicates that 114,385 ha were sold, in 536 operations, with an average price of US$ 3,305 per hectare. Departments of Soriano, Colonia and Canelones recorded the highest average prices per hectare, reaching US$ 7,631, 5,773 and 4,742 / ha, respectively. (Office of Agricultural Statistics-DIEA)
