Exports of organic products grew 11% in 2021, establishing the USA as the main purchaser. 143 thousand tonnes were exported. (National Agrifood Quality and Health Service)
Measures were taken against fruit pests, including the destruction of host fruits and export bans. A phytosanitary emergency plan was initiated after the Mediterranean fly (Ceratitis capitata Wied. ) was detected in the urban area of the city of Rio Negro de Cipolletti, northern Patagonia. A regulated area will be established within a radius of 7.2 km around the detection focus. (National Agrifood Quality and Health Service)
Value of agricultural production in 2022 should reach US$ 262.18 billion. Cotton lint, bananas, potatoes, coffee, sugar cane, corn, and wheat are products with the best performance. Drought in the south of the country during planting was the variable that most impacted results. (Ministry of Agriculture)
Soybean harvest reaches 38% of planted area in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, advancing slowly due to the rains. (Emater)
More than 60 thousand liters of adulterated apple soft drinks were discarded in the State of Minas Gerais. A team of federal agricultural inspectors from the Inspection Service of Products of Plant Origin identified fraud after the suppression of raw material in the composition of beverages was detected. Detection was performed through carbon isotope analysis, which indicated the use of sugar from sugarcane and water in the product. (Sipov-MG)
Rural credit contracts totaled US$ 45 billion in nine months, which registered a growth of 25% when compared to the previous crop. Of this total, US$ 24 billion went to funding, US$ 13.2 billion to investment, US$ 5.4 billion to marketing, and US$ 2.8 billion to industrialization. (Agricultural Policy Department)
Egg farmers achieve an expressive adjustment of a 5.7% price increase in April. The trend appears to be the stability of stock prices. (Ovosite)
International Finance Corporation, the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in emerging countries, lends US$ 100 million to ABC Brasil bank for actions aimed at smart agriculture in sugarcane, coffee, or orange projects, as well as the generation and transmission of electricity linked to sugarcane biomass. (IFC)
Chile is among the main pork exporters, ranked sixth in the world. Pig farming develops due to growing domestic demand. Consumption per capita increased by 35.5% in 2021, from 13.8 kg to 18.7 kg. (Aprocer)
Cocoa farming continues to increase. In 2021, production was around 69,040 tonnes, 8.9% more than in 2020, when it reached 63,416 tonnes. Both numbers are historic in national production. (Ministry of Agriculture)
Created in Colombia, the largest gene bank of tropical plants on the planet is called Future Seeds. The project is 1 of 11 gene banks managed by CGIAR, a global research association focused on food safety. The project will receive $17 million from the Bezos Earth Fund. (Future Seeds)
After 25 years, the dispute over importing potatoes from the United States is resolved. As of May 15, 2022, all restrictions imposed by the Mexican government will be lifted. An agreement was reached at a meeting between ministers of agriculture from both countries. (Ministry of Agriculture)
Organic Yerba Mate will be exported to the United States. Farmers from the department of Itapúa, specifically from the Oñoirũ brand, managed to expand their export markets to the United States, after having already reached this milestone with Argentina, Russia, and Chile. (Yerba Mate Oñoirũ)
Cases of intoxication in cattle are caused by ingestion of the mushroom Ramaria flavobrunnescens. Disease is known as Bocopa, with high morbidity and mortality, affecting mainly cattle and sheep, domestic swine, wild boar, and horses. Bocopa occurs every autumn across the country since it was first described in 1957. The number of outbreaks increases annually. (Ministry of Agriculture)