Newsletter Agribrasilis - February 17th
“From a regulatory point of view, the record of approvals does not reflect the complexity, slowness, high cost and legal uncertainty related to the pesticide registration process…”
Flavio Hirata?is a partner at?AllierBrasil, an agronomist from Esalq/USP, MBA, and a specialist in pesticide registration.?AllierBrasil?is a product registration consulting firm. It has been promoting Brazilian agriculture in Brazil and abroad. In 2024, it approved 45 registrations.
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Media Partner Event:?Brazilian Congress Agribusiness Law (March 31st, 2025 – S?o Paulo, SP, Brazil)
For more than a decade, CEISE Br, RX and DATAGRO have teamed up to hold the?DATAGRO CEISE Br Fenasucro Conference, a technical event that officially marks the start of?Fenasucro & Agrocana, the main technology and trade fair for the sugar-energy sector.
The opening ceremony, organized by DATAGRO, is a highlight of the event, bringing together experts and leaders from the sugarcane industry to discuss the current scenario and future prospects for the sugar and ethanol industries.
In January, drought reduced?harvest?estimates, with a?drop of 2 million tonnes for corn and 5 million for soybean in Argentina. (Bolsa de Cereales)
AGCO Corporation announced expansion of operations in Jundiaí, in the State of S?o Paulo, with the opening of the “Transmiss?es Reman” Center of Excellence, a unit for repairing machine components, and the new HQ of the AGCO Academy UK and Ireland. US$ 3.30 million were invested.
Brazil’s 2025/26 coffee?harvest?estimate fell?to 64.1 million bags from the previous forecast of 65.2 million. Arabica production was revised to 41.1 million bags from 42.6 million, while canephora increased from 22.6 to 23 million. (Hedgepoint Global Markets)
Bradesco acquired 50% of John Deere.A. Bank, a division of John Deere Brasil, through Bradesco Holding de Investimento
Federal Inspector Syndicate of Santos, State of S?o Paulo, has ordered?a 15-day stoppage in customs clearance at the Federal customs units. (Sindifisco Nacional)
Cassava starch consumption and production in Brazil?increased by 17% and 12% in 2024, reaching 680,000 and 640,000 tonnes, respectively. (Centro de Estudos Avan?ados em Economia Aplicada (CEPEA))
Colombian Institute of Agriculture announced that the?six outbreaks of bird flu in Remolino, in the department of Magdalena, have been eradicated. Thus, it was declarted the end of the quarantine due to the disease in the territory.?(ICA - Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario)
Taiwan became?# 1?market for Paraguayan pork?in 2023, accounting 87% of exports, totaling US$ 29 million, a 108% increase from 2023. In total, 9.12 million kg were exported, compared to 5.54 million in the previous year. (senacsa; Cámara Paraguaya de Carnes - Paraguayan Meats Chamber)
Cocoa exports?generated greater profits in 2024, surpassing shipments in 2023. Shipments totaled 156,560 tonnes for US$ 1.22 billion. Compared to 2023, this represented an increase of 53% in volume and 219% in value. The average price was US$ 7.84/kg, an increase of 108%. (Fresh Fruit Perú)
Minerva Foods has made a new request to the Comisión de Promoción Y Defensa de la Competencia to?acquire three Marfrig meatpacking plants in Uruguay, with the proposal to resell the Colonia plant to the Indian group Allana Group. The?acquisition?of the San José and Salto plants is conditioned to?resell those plants. The original agreement between the companies involved the sale of 16 Marfrig Uruguay plants in South America for US$ 1.3 billion,?in which?US$ 259 million?is?already paid,?with?the assets in the country valued at US$ 116 million.
“National milk production is close to the volume of 10 years ago…”
Glauco Rodrigues Carvalho?is a researcher at?Embrapa, a full member of the Sectoral Chamber of Milk and Derivatives of the Ministry of Agriculture, a bachelor’s degree in economics from UFMG, a master’s degree from USP and a doctorate from Texas A&M University.
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In compliance with court decisions, ANVISA approves in Brazil toxicological?evaluations?of Acetamiprid 200 + piriproxyfen 100 g/L OD from Tecnomyl; Mancozeb 400 + prothioconazole 38 + picoxystrobin 29 g/L SE from ADAMA Brasil; Mancozeb 400 + tebuconazole 33.33 + picoxystrobin 26.66 g/L SC from UPL; and Diquat dibromide 374 g/L SL from PERTERRA.
According to an?article?from?researchers, from Brazil, Marconi Júnior, Beatriz Costalonga Kuwajima and Sérgio Bailio, the flight height of drones impacts the distance from equipment to target and the range of application. (Universidade Federal de Vi?osa)
Fertilizer Purchasing Power Index of January 2025 in Brazil closed at 1.09, growth of 4% compared to December 2024, which means a worsening in the exchange rate for the farmer. Despite the recovery in the price of some commodities, the?increase in the average price of fertilizers?was the decisive factor for the result. (The Mosaic Company)
National Association of Phytosanitary Products Industries promotes a workshop on the Bioinputs Law and the Nagoya Protocol. The Workshop: “Bioinput Law and Nagoya Protocol” will be held on February 25th, a free event with a lecture by Lidia Cristina Jorge dos Santos, lawyer at Figueiredo E Santos Sociedade De Advogados. (AENDA – Associa??o Nacional das Empresas de Produtos Fitossanitários)
Corteva Agriscience ended 2024 with net revenue of US$ 16.9 billion, a drop of 2% compared to 2023. Despite the reduction in consolidated results, organic sales increased by 1%, with?gains in volume in Latin America?and Asia Pacific, partially offsetting losses in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Researchers from the Institute for Research in Agricultural and Environmental Biosciences in?Argentina?published a study on the use of?green nanotechnology to protect soybeans. (CONICET)
Fertilizer consumption in Argentina grew by 7%?to 4.9 million tonnes, driven by the recharge of water in the soil, an increase in the wheat area and greater use of early corn. (Fertilizar Asociación Civil)
Agricultural and Livestock Service has?banned pesticides containing tributyltin, terbufos and methoxychlor?in?Chile. (Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero)
Atome PLC, a British company, confirmed a?US$ 500 million investment to build a green fertilizer plant?in?Paraguay, with operations expected to begin in 2027. Yara International plans to purchase all the production, and the country, with its renewable energy, aims to position itself as a leader in the green hydrogen economy.
FAO and the Southern Cone Plant Health Committee event features a simulation by?Paraguay‘s?National Plant and Seed Quality and Health Service to?control?Fusarium oxysporum, a fungus that causes banana plant wilt and death, surviving in the soil for over 30 years. (SENAVE; Cosave)
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