Agriculture

• Thursday, February 2nd 2023 - 10:15 UTC

  Southern Brazil pork and poultry farmers concerned with Chinese demand for “overpriced” corn

  

  Expectations of large Brazilian corn exports to China in 2023 are worrying Brazil’s meat companies, according to a statement from Santa Catarina’s meat processors lobby Sindicarne this week. The group said competition from Chinese buyers is already reducing local supplies and making corn used to feed poultry and pork an “overpriced” commodity.

• Tuesday, January 24th 2023 - 08:38 UTC

  Brazil ratifies in Germany its commitment to sustainable agriculture and respect for the environment

  

  The Brazilian Minister of Agriculture, Carlos Fávaro, arrived iis in Berlin to participate in the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA). In his first official trip abroad as the head of the ministry, he intends to launch a concerted effort to change the image of Brazilian agribusiness and restore ties with important importers, mainly from Europe.

• Saturday, January 21st 2023 - 10:18 UTC

  Brazilian 2022 agribusiness exports totaled US$ 160bn, up 32% from previous year

  

  Brazilian agribusiness exports totaled almost US$ 160 billion in 2022, up 32% over the previous year, influenced by the performance of international prices, according to the Secretariat of Trade and International Relations (SCRI) from the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock

• Thursday, January 19th 2023 - 09:50 UTC

  Brazil's Agriculture GVP 2022, second highest in 34 year period; in 2023 GVP forecast 6,3% higher

  

  Brazil’s Gross Value of Agricultural Production (GVP) reached BRL 1.189 trillion in 2022, according to the country’s Ministry of Agriculture with crops generating BRL 814.77 billion and livestock BRL 374.27 billion. This is the second-highest figure on a 34-year-long record.

• Wednesday, January 18th 2023 - 15:36 UTC

  Brazilian rice exports jumped 85% during 2022 compared to 2021

  

  As Brazil continues to expand its agriculture frontiers and farming techniques, two cereals of which the country has been historically an importer are becoming increasingly self-sufficient. This is particularly true for wheat and rice, with most crops in the southern states of the country.

• Wednesday, January 18th 2023 - 10:40 UTC

  Paraguay trade deficit reached US$ 1,3billion in 2022 speared by a 16,1% increase in imports

  

  Mercosur junior member Paraguay ended 2022 with a negative trade balance of US$ 1,288.9 million, as a result of a 16,1% increase in total imports according to the country's Central Bank, BCP.

• Wednesday, January 18th 2023 - 09:43 UTC

  Uruguay extends agricultural emergency to support drought-hit producers

  

  Uruguay's Minister of Livestock, Agriculture, and Fisheries Fernando Mattos Tuesday announced that the Government of President Luis Lacalle Pou was extending the agricultural and livestock emergency until April.

• Monday, January 16th 2023 - 10:16 UTC

  Avian flu emergency decreed in Honduras

  

  Honduran authorities have declared a 90-day nationwide health alert following an outbreak of avian influenza among pelicans, it was announced in Tegucigalpa. About 40,000 poultry were also evaluated and no signs of the malady were detected, it was also reported.

• Saturday, January 14th 2023 - 19:18 UTC

  Argentina may resume beef exports to Mexico

  

  Argentina's Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, and Fisheries announced Friday that 22 beef processing plants had been approved for shipments to Mexico after a 20-year hiatus.

• Saturday, January 14th 2023 - 09:51 UTC

  Agriculture emergency in Magallanes Region because of the ongoing drought

  

  Chile's Ministry of Agriculture declared on Friday an agriculture emergency in the extreme south Region of Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica because of the hydric deficit caused by the lack of rainfall. The decision was taken following on experts projections indicating the persistence of “meteorological and hydrologic drought conditions, both reflected in the shortfall of hydric surface and subterranean availability”