Newsletter AgriBrasilis - May 23rd
Rodrigo Janzen Duck ?is the general director of? HORSCH do Brasil, with a degree in management processes.?Duck?holds a postgraduate degree in economics and management in agribusiness from Funda??o Getulio Vargas , and in advanced executive development from Dom Cabral Academia Global do Agronegócio.
What has changed since the company entered the country in 2014? What are the difficulties faced?
Since the company’s entry into Brazil in 2014, Horsch has faced significant challenges in adapting to the country’s regional conditions. One of the greatest difficulties was adapting equipment for no-till agriculture, that is much more prevalent in Brazil than in other parts of the world.
The off-season presented challenges, such as humid soils and heavy rains, complicating planting. The company was able to overcome these obstacles and adapt its equipment to the conditions of each region, offering innovative technological solutions for farmers. Today, Horsch is consolidated in the Brazilian market.
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Argentina:? Argensun Foods , leader in?confection?sunflower, purchased 50% of the shares of Full Grace Foods , a Spanish company headquartered in Madrid dedicated to the sale and distribution of plant-based food and beverages. This acquisition is part of Argensun’s expansion plans in the European market.?(Argensun; Full Grace Foods)
Producer of HB4 transgenic wheat,?Bioceres announced total revenues of US$ 93.6 million?during its fiscal 3Q. Total sales represented an increase of 33% compared to the previous year. According to the company, the growth was driven by the Crop Nutrition segment, resulting from resources generated by the recent partnership with Syngenta. ( Bioceres Crop Solutions ; Syngenta )
Brazil:? Bruno Serapiao will be the new CEO of Atvos, a bioenergy company. Company’s objective is to surpass 30 million tonnes of sugarcane crushing per harvest.?(Atvos )
Recorded?two cases of avian flu in wild birds on the coast of the State of Espírito Santo. No embargoes are expected from importers on Brazilian poultry. The disease has not yet been identified on commercial farms.?“Our status as an avian flu-free country remains the same”, said the minister of agriculture, Carlos Fávaro.?(Ministry of Agriculture)
Significant increase in the incidence of stink bugs in soybean and corn?during the 2022/23 season. Growth was driven by the normalization of the climate and increase in grain production, including expansion of the cultivated area, that favors the development of pests. In soybean, the incidence of bedbugs increased by 6.3%. In corn, the increase reached 10.8%.?( SINDIVEG )
Agricultural and livestock income should reach US$ 200 billion?in 2023. Highlight to US$ 131.24 billion from the agricultural sector. Scenario is?defined?by a record harvest of grains and high export. Income from the livestock sector?should exceed US$ 71 billion. ( MB Agro )
Paraguay:? Soybean origination company Ovetril took over the management of the Don Severo port terminal, in the city of Antequera.?Growing sales of Brazilian soybeans to Argentina?tend to increase the amounts passing through the port. ( Ovetril S.A. )
Pedro Paulo de Faria Ronca ?is the coordinator of the? CocoaAction Brasil ?initiative, in partnership with the World Cocoa Foundation , and the director at P&A consultancy.
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What are the projects of CocoaAction Brasil? What is the origin and destination of the institution’s resources?
CocoaAction is an initiative of the World Cocoa Foundation – WCF, that seeks to unite the participants of the cocoa chain in Brazil.
We seek to unite agents from the public, private and civil society segments to implement actions that foster the sustainable development of the cocoa sector, focusing on farmers.
The initiative seeks to increase cocoa yields by adopting sustainable agricultural practices, expanding access to rural credit, strengthening the productive sector through the more technical assistance and the promotion of decent work.
We seek environmental conservation by preventing deforestation and promoting reforestation, improving dialogue and disseminating knowledge in the chain.
CocoaAction Brasil has eight funding members – Barry Callebaut Group , 嘉吉 , Dengo Chocolates , Harald, Mars, 亿滋食品 , 雀巢 , and ofi – that invest annually so that the initiative can carry out its actions and projects, that by premise are collaborative and pre-competitive: they are intended to benefit the cocoa sector as a whole, without commercial interests.
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Project that authorizes?direct imports?of agrochemicals from Mercosur?is pending in the Senate. Bill No. 4316/2021, authored by Senator?Luis Carlos Heinze , aims to increase supply and lower prices of pesticides. Deadline for submitting amendments began on 05/11 and ended on 05/17. (National Congress)
Roberto Rotondaro, president of?Fertilizar Asociación Civil , from?Argentina, advises about the?need to unblock fertilizer imports. “We need to import?products in the coming weeks, because otherwise there may be a shortage of fertilizers”.
US$ 68.64 million worth of fertilizers and pesticides?were stolen on?Mexico‘s highways in 2022. Puebla, Guanajuato, Michoacán, and Jalisco highways are the most affected. Because of the various cases, the cost of transport insurance policies has increased, according to?Luis Eduardo González Cepeda .
Bioinnova , a bioinput company from?Mexico, will?open up a subsidiary in the US to sell biostimulants, soil conditioners and root strengtheners. Company started registration of eight products in the states of Washington, Oregon, California, Arizona, Texas and Florida. According to the company’s CEO,????? Glen Marquez Campuzano , BioInnova’s sales reached US$ 10 million in 2022, and have maintained an annual growth of 32% since 2019.
Andresa Berretta ?is a partner and director of marketing and communication at AgroBee ,?as well as director of the Brazilian Association of Honey Exporters – Abemel .
What are the advantages of this service to farmers and how much revenue can it add?
The farmer gains from the increase in the productivity of his crop. In the case of coffee, for example, productivity increases reach between 17% and 19% (there is a little variation according to the harvest). This equates to approximately 7 to 9 more bags of coffee per pollinated hectare, when compared to non-pollinated areas, with an investment of 1 bag. This is economic sustainability.
Pollination allows us to harvest more without deforesting, without consuming more water, fertilizers, agrochemicals, etc. This is environmental sustainability.
Furthermore, when the farmer hires Agrobee’s services, he generates extra income for the beekeepers, who fill out a beekeeping calendar, generating income at times when the beekeepers would need to feed their bees.
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