Cattle stock will reach 53.5 million heads in 2021. To the 8,543,089 heads slaughtered between January and August, another 4,750,000 heads will be
added by the end of the year, totaling 13,293,089 heads slaughtered and a meat production of 3 million of tons. (Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries)
Argentine Agroindustrial Council warned of the possibility of a collapse of the sea cargo system. Freight values were multiplied up to 8 times, which seriously affects agro-industrial shipments. (Argentine Agroindustrial Council)
INTA experts disseminate information on how to identify and prevent the appearance of wheat streak mosaic virus (WSMV), one of the most viral
diseases of wheat. The disease has affected the northern region of the country. (INTA)
Newsan company will invest US$ 22 million in the installation of an aquaculture farm to raise trout. Project is the largest of its kind carried out in the country. Initial forecast indicate production of 13 thousand tons in the first five years, generating revenues of US$ 65 million.
Ministry of Rural Development and Land, through the EMPODERAR-PAR II Program, invested more than US$ 4.1 million in camelids husbandry in Oruro. (MDRyT)
Senasag seizes more than 2 tons of beef in non-compliance with the sanitary norms (Ministry of Rural Development and Land).
Chicken meat exports grow 21.3% in September (Brazilian Animal Protein Association – ABPA)
Fresh fruit exports are expected to reach $1 billion in 2021. (Cepea)
Even though exports to China are suspended, beef exports registered a record with 187 thousand tons (September/21).
In the first three months of the 2021/2022 Harvest Plan, farmers, cooperatives and agribusiness contracted US$ 17.7 billion to finance agricultural, forestry, aquaculture and fishery activities. 37% higher compared to same period of previous year, in more than 668 thousand contracts. (Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply)
Farmers will have the title Cédula Verde to finance the conservation of native vegetation on the property. The estimated market is US$ 5.4 billion in four years. (Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply)
Ministry of Agriculture summons civil servants to return to presential work. (MAPA)
IBAMA suspends aerial application of pesticides around the Serra da Moça Indigenous Territory, in Roraima State. There were two infraction notices, totaling US$ 18,722. (IBAMA)
Government will intervene in the prices of agricultural inputs. Due to the increase in input prices, the devaluation of the Peso against the Dollar and the price of maritime freight, Congress is developing a bill that provides for avoiding market distortions, ensuring the profitability of the activity and containing inflation. (MinAgriculture)
Milk exports grew 142.6% from January to July 2021. First-half sales reached 4,508 tonnes, totaling US$17.2 million, a record for the past four years. (DANE)
First half of the year suffered a drop in the sown area, from 1.24 million hectares planted to 1.22 million hectares. (Rural Agricultural Planning Unit)
Coffee harvest grows 22% in September, surpassing 1.2 million bags. Exports grew 23%, reaching around 1.1 million bags. (National Coffee Federation)
Caribbean rice and bean farmers receive agricultural inputs valued at US$ 141,100 by the Ministry of Agriculture and the National Emergency Commission CNE (Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock of Costa Rica)
Delivery of improved bean seed packages throughout the country concluded. Subsidy benefited farmers with packages containing 12 kg of seeds and foliar fertilizer (Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock)
Climatic and logistical difficulties create highest inflation in the last 7 years. Beef prices continue to be affected by international prices and rising production costs; while the historical drop in water impacted the cost of transport. (Central Bank of Paraguay)
Rio Paraguay is slowly moving away from its historic low. (Directorate of Meteorology and Hydrology)
Soybean meal exports generated US$ 518 million to the country. Increase of 21.4% if considering shipments registered in the same period of the previous year. (Central Bank of Paraguay)
Ministry of Agriculture allocates US$ 96.2 million in loans to 38 thousand families for the 2021-2022 harvest (Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation)
According to Resolution 61/2021, import of pesticide products based on carbofuran is prohibited, and the ban is set for 09/30/2022. (Senasa)
Agricultural sector continues to rise and grows 6% in August. Highlights for avocado, yellow corn, blueberry, asparagus, barley, coffee, among others. (MIDAGRI)
Country carries out its second agrarian reform, based on the development of agriculture through technology, technical advice and communication
