Australia authorizes HB4 transgenic wheat, produced by Bioceres. (Food Standards Australia New Zealand)
Banks offer agricultural loans at negative interest rates. Despite high inflation, there are lines of credit with nominal annual rates between 30% and 40%, aimed at purchasing inputs and machinery. Credit can be obtained with agricultural cards from official banks. (AgroNación; Procampo)
New variety of black beans, Cegro Inta, has an average yield of 2,100 kg/ha, that represents 20% more than conventional beans, with superior grain quality. Black beans are a regional cultivation of great importance in the Northwest region, being mainly exported to Brazil. (National Institute of Agricultural Technology)
Declining performance of Bt soybean in the control of Lepidoptera. Field trials carried out in the 2021/22 season revealed the presence of 95% of C. includens (false-midge caterpillar) in the Lepidoptera population in Bt soybean lots, with 15 individuals/meter and a defoliation level up to 20%. (Aapresid Pest Management Network)
Departmental Association of Pork Producers of Santa Cruz reveals that since November 2021 it has not received subsidized corn distributed by the Food Production Support Company and warns of a possible shortage of pork if grain imports from Argentina are not authorized. (Adepor; Emapa)
Agricultural exports from State of São Paulo surpassed imports by US$ 3.9 billion. Exports reached US$ 5.15 billion in the first 3 months of the year, resulting in a surplus 40.8% greater than observed in 2021. Agriculture was responsible for 35.9% of total exports from São Paulo and 7.1 % of imports in the period. (Institute of Agricultural Economics)
Farmers in the State of Mato Grosso do Sul increase pitaya harvesting by 27% in the first 4 months of the year, compared to 2021. (Senar – MS)
Raízen surpasses 1 million International Renewable Energy Certificates sold in one year. Certification issued by Raízen follows the I-REC Standard, a global system for tracking energy environmental attributes, ensuring energy sustainability standards. (Raízen)
In the first 10 months of Plano Safra, a rural credit program, contracts totaled US$ 46 billion, corresponding to 1.5 million credit contracts, an increase of 22% over the previous year. (Plano Safra)
Agrishow’s economic impact reaches US$ 400 million in the city of Ribeirão Preto. More than 135,000 people from all over the country attended the event. (Tourism secretary)
Yamaha Motor invests US$ 1.9 million in Arpac Drones, a Brazilian drone manufacturer specialized in equipments for agricultural monitoring and spraying. (Arpac Drones)
Justice commands Bom Preço supermarket chain to immediately suspend sales of products in which residues of pesticides prohibited or above limits allowed by Anvisa were detected. Among substances found are methamidophos, trifloxystrobin, acephate, acetamiprid, among others. (Public Ministry of Bahia)
Possible occurrence of frost and extreme cold in Center-South of the country. Estimated temperatures below 3°C in southern part of the State of Mato Grosso, southern Goiás State and “Triângulo Mineiro” (West of Minas Gerais State), after May 20th. Cold can affect corn, wheat, citrus and coffee areas. (Climatempo)
Sterile Insect Production Center distributes 24 million sterile insects weekly to the regions of Arica and Parinacota, Tarapacá and Metropolitana, in order to control different species of fruit fly and Lobesia botrana. (Ministry of Agriculture)
Hortifrut shall invest US$ 20 million to produce blueberries in India, in partnership with IG Berries. (Hortifrut; IG Berries)
Ministry of Agriculture signs a resource transfer agreement for 1,460 farmers from provinces of Maipo and Melipilla, totaling US$ 588 million. (Minagri)
Value of fisheries production grew 7.5% in 2021. Last year, volume was 1,982,000 tonnes, an increase of 1.6% compared to 2020, due to greater catch of species such as anchovy, tuna , octopus and clam. (Secretary of Agriculture)
Reform of the Federal Labor Law prohibits minors from working in agricultural fields. Work centers that employ minors in the agricultural sector will be subject to sanctions. (Ministry of Labour)
Mango is in the process of phytosanitary adaptation to be shipped to Argentina, Iran, Malaysia, Morocco, South Africa and China. (Association of Agricultural Producers of Peru)
Government plans to buy entire national coca leaves harvest and create a register for farmers as part of a new anti-drug policy. (Ministry of Agriculture)
Registered 14 biopesticides and another 18 are in the registration process. Among the registered technologies are parasites, bacteria, fungi and viruses. (Ministry of Agriculture)
Rice harvest comes to an end and is expected to be the highest production of the decade due to increase in planted area and high yields, with production of 9,200 kilos per hectare. (Center for Development Studies)
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