Limits for corn export have been set to 41,6 million tons in 2021/2022. The measure aims to avoid internal shortages of the product and price increases. (Buenos Aires Grain Exchange)
Commercialization of the 2020/2021 soybean reaches 76%. Total volume is 35,656 million tons, including exports and industrial consumption. (Ministry of Agriculture)
Record harvest of wheat exceeds 22 million tons and triples consumption in the domestic market. In addition, estimated exports of 12.5 million tons were recorded in 2021, 1.2 million more compared to last harvest. (Ministry of Agriculture)
Agribusiness grows by 1.58% in 2021 and contributes with 18% of the country’s GDP. (National Institute of Statistics)
Government gives more than 14 thousand rural property titles to families in Rondônia, assisting 11 thousand families of agrarian reform settlers and 3 thousand farmers benefiting from land tenure regularization. Since 2019, the National Institute of Colonization and Agrarian Reform, Incra, has issued more than 269 thousand titles across the country. (Ministry of Agriculture)
Apple harvest was the second largest in history, with 1.27 million tons and an increase of 59% when compared to the previous year. Containers’ shortage in 2021 kept an historical apple export record from happening and should also reduce exports in 2022. (Brazilian Association of Apple Producers)
States of São Paulo, Roraima e Paraná report cases of asian soybean rust. These may be related to the presence of perennial soybean (Neonotonia wightii) in the region. La Niña phenomenon has contributed to the first symptoms being observed, despite regular rains being a factor for the spread of soybean rust. (Embrapa Soybean)
Reduction of 24,4% of coffee harvest in 2021, due to extreme weather events throughout the year, in addition to the negative “biennial effect”. Harvest was around 47,716 thousand bags. While in 2020, yield was 33,5 bags/acres, in 2021 the assessment was 26,4 bags/acres. Reduction is most significant for Arabica coffee. (Conab)
São Desidério, West of Bahia, consolidates itself as the largest cotton grower in Brazil, and the largest agricultural GDP, with a registered value of US$ 290 million for the year 2019, according to a survey by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. (IBGE)
Anvisa approves toxicological evaluation of glyphosate from IHARABRAS, following a court decision (Anvisa)
Lavoro Group had revenues of around US$ 1.09 billion through its more than 150 stores in the 2020/2021 season. The company has recorded annual growth levels of around 25% since 2017. (Lavoro Group)
IBAMA releases clothianidin environmental revaluation Technical Paper (Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources)
André Felipe C. Peralta da Silva is appointed General Coordinator of Agrichemical Coordination of the Ministry of Agriculture (MAPA)
Increased imports of products from Brazilian agribusiness. Between January and November, imports totaled 887,000 tons, with revenues of US$ 1.532 billion. Highlight for forestry products, with 308 thousand tons of imports. In total values, meat sector was the most important, with accumulated revenues of US$ 831.96 million, referring to 249.62 thousand tons. The country also purchases products from the Brazilian soy complex, totaling around 50 thousand tons and US$ 39.55 million, including soybean oil and grains. (Ministry of Agriculture)
Cotton production is expected to total 1.2 million bales in 2021/22. Planted area was estimated at 159 thousand hectares. (USDA)
The country will import dairy products from Brazil, including powdered milk, UHT milk, whey, cream, yogurt, butter and cheese. The list of dairy industries authorized by the health authorities is made up of different industrial units of the companies Tirolez, Lactalis, Vigor, Polenghi, Schreiber Foods, Cosulati,
Nutrifont, Dália and Nova Mix. (Ministry of Agriculture)
National peanut harvest will again exceed 100,000 tons. Between 2016 and 2020, an average of 55,434 hectares of peanuts were planted, with 93,844 tons being obtained. The average annual growth rate was 1.3 percent, going from 95,983 tons in 2016 to 101,251 in 2020. The states of Chihuahua, Sinaloa, Chiapas and Puebla are the largest peanut growers in the country, representing more than 70% of the national yield (Ministry of Agriculture)
2 million tons of soybean were lost due to lack of rains. Soybean planted in September shows the most developmental impairments (Dasagro)
Freight values of rice imported from Brazil increased from US$ 1 thousand to US$ 7.5 thousand. Peru is one of the main destinations of rice from Brazil. (Rice Industry Union – Sindarroz)
After denouncements from beekeepers, Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries investigates high bee mortality rates. The Ministry claims to have a commitment to the beekeeping sector and to the care and protection of the environment. (Ministry of Agriculture)
