Newsletter AgriBrasilis - December 23rd
How to Ensure Efficiency During Planting and Fertilization
Dauto Carpes is a product and market marketing specialist at?FertiSystem?and a professor of agricultural machinery and mechanization at Atitus Educa??o.?Carpes?is an agricultural engineer, with a M.Sc. and Ph.D. in agricultural engineering from the Federal University of Santa Maria.
AgriBrasilis – How to ensure greater efficiency during those operations?
Dauto Carpes –?Using precision dosers ensures that inputs are dosed and deposited correctly, as long as operational and design parameters are followed, ensuring the correct development of plants in the seeding line. This feature is extremely important, as it allows the seeds to reach their production potential.
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According to Gustavo Idígoras, president of the Chamber of the Oil Industry and the Center of Cereal Exporters of Argentina,?this summer season, “the first wheat shipment in Argentine history will leave for China”.?Shipments?with wheat?from Argentina to China will leave the port of Bahía Blanca, the main port terminal for winter grains. (CIARA-CEC)
The Western Region of the State of Bahia has surpassed the State of Minas Gerais to become the?largest center for irrigation by center-pivots in Brazil.?In the country, 2.2 million hectares are irrigated by center-pivots, which is 14% higher than in 2022. The main cities are S?o Desidério, State of Bahia, with 91,687 hectares; Paracatu, State of Minas Gerais, with 88,889 hectares; among others, according to Daniel Guimar?es, researcher at Embrapa’s Corn and Sorghum Unit.?(Embrapa)
State of S?o Paulo leads Brazilian agribusiness exports, with a surplus of US$ 23.22 billion from January to November of 2024, 10% higher than the same period last year. 79.4% of exports are from the sugar-ethanol sector (40.7%), meat sector (11.4%), forestry products (10.2%), juices (9.3%) and soybean sector (7.8%). (Governo do Estado de S?o Paulo)
Banco Central de Chile decided to?cut the basic interest rate by 0.25%, to 5% per year.?The expectations from consumers and from companies remain pessimistic. The short-term inflation outlook has become “more challenging”, according to the BC, due to higher cost pressures.
Chilean Fruit Committee projects?132 million boxes of cherries will be exported?in the 2024/25 season, equivalent to 660 tonnes, a record number. “We are happy because we have a peak in November, December and January of cherry shipments, which is essential, where Asia is the main destination for the logistical work of shipping companies with the fruit sector”, said Esteban Valenzuela, Minister of Agriculture. (Ministerio de Agricultura y Riego - MINAGRI)
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National Animal Health and Quality Service and the Animal Health Services Foundation of Paraguay have signed an agreement?to strengthen livestock health and traceability systems?in the country. The institutions will work on implementing the Individual Animal Identification System for Cattle in Paraguay, allowing farmers to meet the standards of international markets.?(senacsa; FUNDASSA (Fundación Servicios de Salud Animal))
INTERPOL and Paraguayan authorities?have arrested 26 people allegedly involved in illegal deforestation and trafficking of native trees?in the border of Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay. “Illegal deforestation encompasses a wide spectrum of criminal activities, ranging from document forgery to money laundering and corruption”, said Kat Henn, Interpol’s Deputy Director of Environmental Security. (Interpol)
Fire Outbreaks in Brazilian Biomes in 2024
Daniel Silva?is conservation specialist at?WWF Brasil, has a degree in biology, a M.Sc. from Aix-Marseille University, and a Ph.D. from Université de Lorraine.
AgriBrasilis – What is causing the increase in cases of fires in Brazilian biomes?
Daniel Silva –?Fires are the result of several factors. The first is drought, which is closely related to climate change. The longer and more intense the drought, the greater the risk of fires. Deforestation and ecosystem degradation also contribute significantly. In addition, the use of fire in agricultural practices can also increase the risk of uncontrolled fires occurring during the dry season.
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Senate of Entre Ríos,?Argentina, should make?some alterations?in?the Bill that regulates the use of agrochemicals?in the province.?The Bill aims to regulate “the acts of individuals or legal entities of import, preparation, formulation, fractionation, distribution, sale, application, transport, storage… of phytosanitary products”.?(Senate of Entre Ríos)
Gabriel Gimeno was promoted to senior sales director – fertilizers and biosciences for?Brazil and Paraguay?at the Mosaic fertilizer company. Luis Roberto Moura Arruda is the new director of marketing and customer experience Brazil and Paraguay.?(The Mosaic Company)
According to an article published by jhosman salas, president of the Beekeepers Association of Jicaral,?Costa Rica, the “solution?for?the problems faced by pollinators?lies not in the banning of phytosanitary products, such as fipronil, but in education, dialogue, and implementation of Good Agricultural Practices… we consider that indiscriminate bans, without solid scientific foundations, could have disastrous consequences for agriculture. If such a law is approved, many farmers will be left without viable alternatives to protect their crops”.?(Asoapi)
Congresswoman Leidy Galeano, from?Paraguay, proposes?toughening sanctions, including fines and prison time, for damage caused to the environment, with a special focus on damage caused by agrochemicals in beekeeping production.?“We consider that?the current administrative sanctions applied to the misuse of agrochemicals are light and are not proportional to the severity of the conduct?and its consequences”.?(Congress of Paraguay)
GRUPO DUWEST, focused on the development and distribution of agricultural inputs in the?Mesoamerican?region, announces the purchase of a paraquat portfolio from Syngenta in?Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador?and other countries. (Grupo?Duwest)
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