The Brazilian Agriculture and Livestock Confederation (CNA) held a live broadcast on social media to discuss information and public policies for the grains sector on Tuesday (26).
The meeting was attended by the president of the National Commission for Cereals, Fibers and Oilseeds of the CNA, Ricardo Arioli, and the director of Agricultural Policy and Information at the National Supply Company (Conab), Sérgio De Zen.
They discussed the possibility of a partnership between entities, such as CNA, Embrapa, universities and Agriculture and Livestock Federations, and Conab, to improve the collection of information on production, area and grain productivity in Brazil.
“It is time for Brazil, which already occupies the world leadership in the production and export of the main commodities, to have increasingly stronger numbers”, said Ricardo.
The Brazilian model can use as a basis the system used by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), which has several partnerships and uses the existing structure to feed the database.
“We have to show Brazilian data to the world because this means food security. It proves that we are capable of producing a lot because we have productivity and, by producing a lot, we use production factors well and generate resources that sustain our biodiversity”, stated Sérgio De Zen.
Themes – The minimum price policy and expectations regarding the Agricultural and Livestock Plan (PAP) 2020/2021 were also analyzed in the conversation.
According to the director of Agricultural Policy and Information at Conab, the recalculation of the minimum price is currently done based on the production cost and the budget foreseen by the Ministry of Economy to guarantee the value.
In his opinion, it is necessary to think about the next 10 years and use a tool in which there is less product transaction and more financial agility, that is, a market instrument in which the Government can act by promoting securities to equalize the price. Another important point is to evaluate historical price series to analyze how many times that minimum price level required intervention.
Regarding the PAP, Sérgio De Zen guarantees that the Government is working to reduce interest rates and increase resources. According to him, interest rates could fall even further in the future if Brazil invests in legal security, predictability and availability of information.
“That’s why it’s important to have statistics. Predictability reduces risk and thus increases the availability of resources, which allows for lower interest rates down the road. This also brings peace of mind to the investor”, he declared.
Source: agrolink
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