Newsletter AgriBrasilis - April 18th
Jorge Lemainski ?is the head of?Embrapa Trigo, an agronomist from the University of Passo Fundo, M.Sc in agricultural sciences from Universidade de Brasília .
The National Technical Commission on Biosafety has approved the cultivation and sale of GMO drought-tolerant wheat in Brazil. Brazil is the second country in the world, after Argentina, to approve the cultivation of the GMO wheat.
Is it safe to grow HB4 wheat in Brazil? What does authorizing the cultivation of this variety represent for Brazilian research?
Scientific evidence evaluated by the National Technical Commission on Biosafety – CTNBio indicates that the cultivation is safe.
This authorization represents the possibility of evaluating cultivars
Embrapa plans to complete the process of introgression (transfer or permanent introduction of genes from one species to another) of the sunflower HaHB4 gene in specific BRS wheat cultivars, from Embrapa, via backcrossing and self-fertilization.
Embrapa plans to compare the yields of GMO wheat cultivars with control cultivars, without the HaHB4 gene, cultivated under drought conditions
(Access the full article on the?AgriBrasilis?website)
Argentina:?First?industrial hemp harvest?in 50 years, carried out by the company IHS, in the regions of Ferré, Chacabuco and Balcarce. “We aim for the?growth of hemp crops for all their legally allowed uses”, according to Secretary of Agriculture, Juan José Bahillo. (Ministry of Agriculture; Senasa )
Brazil:?“Agriculture?fee”, suspended by minister from the?Federal Court of Justice, will still be charged.?Government of the State of Goiás alleges that the decision of the minister Dias Toffoli takes effect only after April, and will still charge the “Agriculture Fee” related to March. Collection refers to contribution to the State Infrastructure Fund, that collected US$ 43.05 million in the first two months of 2023. (State Secretariat for Infrastructure of Goiás)
Rural credit disbursements totaled US$ 54.23 billion during the 2022/23 Harvest Plan, between July of 2022 and March of 2023.?Financing for costing reached US$ 32.44 billion. Investment contracts reached US$ 14.64 billion. Commercialization operations reached US$ 4.40 billion, and industrialization operations, US$ 2.64 billion. According to an analysis by the Agricultural Policy Secretariat, 1,473,837 contracts were carried out during nine months. (MAPA)
Netafim, specialized in drip irrigation, established a partnership with Embrapa for studies aimed at improving?underground drip irrigation and fertirrigation, focused on soybean, corn and beans. ( Netafim ; Embrapa )
Mexico:?Federal Commission for Protection Against Sanitary Risks and the National Council of Science and Technology announced creation of a working group to?strengthen?detection of GMO corn in tortillas. “Joint work began to develop technical and analytical capabilities to assess risks of using and consuming GMO corn, repercussions of using?GMO corn associated with glyphosate and its possible impact on human health,” said the entities, that seek to “preserve food heritage and the biocultural richness of Mexico”. ( COFEPRIS ; CONACYT )
Leonardo Oliveira?is an executive director of the Banco BOCOM BBM , graduated in civil engineering from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Oliveira was appointed vice president of the BOCOM BBM Executive Committee in October of 2021.
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When will commercial operations without the use of dollars between China and Brazil start? What steps still need to be taken?
We have been able to offer exchange operations and derivatives in CNY/RMB [Chinese yuan, or renminbi] since the end of last year, but with some restrictions on times and deadlines for settlement. We expect the tool to be fully operational in the 2nd half of 2023. There are still some integrations of systems and IT infrastructure to be done.
What is BOCOM BBM and how did it come about? What is its participation in Brazil?
BOCOM BBM has its origins in two financial institutions with long histories in China and Brazil, the Bank of Communications, one of the five largest commercial banks in China, and BBM. We operate in the granting of credit and financial services to companies in the SME [small and medium enterprises], corporate and large corporate segments, in addition to structuring capital market operations and financial hedging for companies established in Brazil and abroad.
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Carlos Alexandre Oliveira Gomes?is the general manager of the?General Management of Toxicology –?GGTOX, at the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency – ANVISA .?Gomes?is an agronomist, with a master’s degree in food science and technology from the Rural University of Rio de Janeiro.
In 2023, Anvisa will perform the toxicological reassessment
Reassessment of these active ingredients is in progress, following the regulatory steps provided by law. They have already gone through the disclosure of the start of the reassessment, with the opening of the public notice and holding a meeting with the registrant companies, and the protocol of documents and studies by these companies. At this moment, technical analysis is in progress, focusing on toxicology.
After the technical analysis, documents for conclusion, or final decisions, must be prepared, that will be analyzed by the Collegiate Board of Anvisa, to approve the Public Consultation, for contributions from society. Afterwards, the contributions will be analyzed, and the Collegiate Board will deliberate again.
Reassessment may result in allowing commercialization with measures to reduce risks arising from use or even in banning the products. It could also lead to the decision to keep the product in circulation without further recommendations.
Conclusion of the reassessment process depends on the available evidence, the need to contribute with studies developed by the companies that hold the product registration, etc. There is no time duration standard, precisely because of the complexity of the process and the characteristics of each active ingredient, including toxicological aspects and relevance for agriculture.
Only after analyzing the evidence and completing the planned regulatory steps can a conclusion be made for the prohibition, maintenance of the active ingredient record without changes, or changes aimed at adapting and establishing risk mitigation measures.
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Adriana Alencar is Mosaic’s new vice president of corporate affairs and sustainability.?She left?the company’s HR vice presidency.?( The Mosaic Company )
Nutrien announces a new fertilizer mixing?site?in Itapetininga, State of S?o Paulo, with capacity to?manufacture up to 750,000 tonnes/year, according to the company’s supply chain director for Latin America, Carlos Ricardo Andrade . Facility should begin operating in 2024. Investment?amount?was not disclosed. ( Nutrien Solu??es Agrícolas )
Lavoro’s combined revenue reached US$ 1 billion in the first fiscal half of 2023, an increase of 45% compared to 2022. Adjusted EBITDA increased 88% in the period, reaching US$ 118.5 million, while the company’s profit increased 68%, reaching US$ 50 million. “Lavoro is the?largest agricultural inputs dealer in Brazil, but we believe we only?have a?10%?share?of the Brazilian market. This represents a great long-term opportunity that we intend to capitalize on,” said Ruy Cunha , CEO of the company. ( Lavoro Agro )
Red Surcos?represents 4.5% of the pesticide market share in?Argentina, worth approximately US$3 billion. The company has 24 stores in the country. ( Red Surcos S.A. )
Urea exports from?Bolivia?reached a record?of?US$ 228.7 million, equivalent to total sales made by the country between 2017 and 2021, that reached?US$ 230.9 million in the period. Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Peru and Cuba were the countries that most demanded urea in 2022. (Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos)