Cocoa sector alleges a phytosanitary risk as a result of the import of fermented and dried beans from Costa do Marfim. Product enters into Brazil without methyl bromide treatment against quarantine pests and diseases. 2021 Ministry of Agriculture Standard revoked the requirement for imported cocoa beans from Costa do Marfim to be treated with the product, with 24 hours of exposure to the gas for pest control of Caryedon serratus, Trogoderma granarium, Mussidia nigrivenella, Phytophthora megakarya and Striga spp. (National Association of Cocoa Farmers)

Funcafé’s interest rate shall be 11% per year in the 2022/23 season. Value is below the Selic rate, currently at 13.25%. US$ 1,1 billion will be made available for the harvest. (Funcafé)

SAA Resolution 88 includes new rules for greening control. Commercial citrus properties are not allowed without disease management, inspections to identify symptomatic plants are mandatory, among other measures. (São Paulo State Department of Agriculture and Supply)

Reports of the spread of banana fusariosis in Peru lead to an intensification of control and monitoring in the state of São Paulo, carried out by the Federal Superintendence of Agriculture, in the Vale do Ribeira region (south of the state of São Paulo and east of Paraná state), which is the largest producer in the country. Tropical race 4 fusariosis affects plants through infected soil, contaminated seedlings and infected agricultural implements. Plant material will be collected in the state for testing, in addition to awareness lectures aimed at farmers. (Ministry of Agriculture)

Pork exports (in natura and processed products) reached 93.5 thousand tonnes in June. The result is 14% lower than the shipments recorded in the same period in 2021. Exports in the sector generated revenue of US$ 219.1 million in June. (Brazilian Association of Animal Protein)

Published agricultural zoning of soybean climate risk, in which sowing periods are indicated. The objective, in addition to mitigating climate risks, is to reduce the phytosanitary risk caused by Asian soybean rust. (Agricultural Defense Department)

Pig farmers ask the government for help due to the rise of corn prices and exports decrease. Producers want suspension of the collection of corn import taxes, creation of a credit line for retention of breeding matrices so there is no decrease in the herd, in addition to government purchases of pork for the Armed Forces and school meals. (Brazilian Association of Animal Protein)

Frost reduces estimated tangerine exports by 21%. Fruit is the citrus product most affected by low temperatures in the last month. (Chilean Fruit Exporters Association)

Incentives for rice storage reach US$ 25 billion due to impacts on production costs as a consequence of the war in Ukraine. (National Rice Council)

Government announces an increase of US$ 4 in the reference price of sugar cane. Increase is the first in seven years, going from US$ 31.70 to US$ 35.05 per tonne. (Ministry of Agriculture)

Start of the subsidy for small and medium size farmers to buy urea at half of the commercial price. This should benefit approximately 100,000 farmers. (Ministry of Agriculture)

Agricultural sector showed a contraction of 1.4% in the 1Q of 2022 compared to the same period of the previous year, mainly due to the high price of fertilizers. (Central Bank of Ecuador)

Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock files lawsuits against 12 banana exporters that did not pay the minimum support price for the fruit box, set at US$ 6.25. (MAG)

Support plan is being developed for Haiti to deal with the presence of African swine fever. Disease in Haiti threatens swine farming in all other countries in the Americas. (Secretariat of Agriculture)

More than 24 tonnes of oilseeds free of charge were distributed to farmers across the country to improve the productivity of soybean, safflower, canola and sunflower. (National Seed Inspection and Certification Service)