Inflation soars, but fertilizers and pesticides remain firm
By: Pixabay Fertilizers and their intermediaries, with US$ 6.7 billion, and agricultural pesticides, totaling US$ 9.2 billion, represent no less than 40.2% of the value of chemical imports in Brazil until April this year , points out Abiquim (Brazilian Chemical Industry Association). The two classes also drove inflation in the sector. In […]
Abitrigo says that import tax suspension is positive and has a political component
Software assesses fertility and balances fertilization in soybean production systems
By: Pixabay Software, developed by Embrapa Soja (Londrina-PR), allows farmers to rationalize the use of fertilizers in soybean production systems, ensuring increased productivity combined with cost reduction. The new online platform, called AFERE – Soil Fertility Assessment and Fertilization Recommendation, plans the fertilizer management of areas […]
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Brazilian soybean exports are expected to decline in 2022
By: Pixabay Porto Alegre, May 13, 2022 – The impact of the collapse of the Brazilian soybean harvest 2021/22 should be felt in the total volume exported by the country in 2022. In the most recent supply and demand picture, SAFRAS & Mercado confirmed a considerably cut the volume to be shipped during the year. Exports […]
Abitrigo says that import tax suspension is positive and has a political component
Image: Pixabay Porto Alegre, May 12, 2022 – The executive president of the Brazilian Wheat Industry Association (Abitrigo), Rubens Barbosa, told Agência SAFRAS that the reduction to zero of the tariff on wheat and wheat flour imports by December 31st was already expected and is positive for the industry. […]
New lockdowns in China are expected to disrupt maritime trade
Image: Pixabay This week, the Chinese government decreed new lockdowns with the aim of combating new variants of Covid-19. At the port of Shanghai, more than 500 ships are waiting to dock due to lack of labor. {module Form RD} Today (12), the president of the shipping company MSC do Brasil, Elber Justo, said that restrictions […]
China's soybean imports increase in April after delays in cargo arrival
Image: Pixabay BEIJING (Reuters) – China's soybean imports rose in April from a month ago, helped by the arrival of cargo delayed because of bad weather and slow harvests in South America, customs data showed on Monday. fair. The largest soybean importer in the world brought 8.08 million […]
Almost 25 million tons of grain are trapped in Ukraine, says FAO
Image: Pixabay GENEVA (Reuters) – Almost 25 million tons of grain are stuck in Ukraine and unable to leave the country due to infrastructure problems and blocked ports on the Black Sea, including Mariupol, said a deputy director of the FAO, the food processing agency. food from the UN, this Friday. Lockdowns are seen as a factor by […]
