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Córdoba became the first province with a law of Good Agricultural Practices

by | Oct 20, 2019 | Newspaper articles

The Cordoba legislature approved the BPA law that seeks to give institutional strength to the program launched by the Province in 2017. It is the first national regulation that establishes a way of producing, by the hand of taking care of resources and encouraging those producers that develop a responsible and sustainable agriculture. The unicameral legislature of Córdoba sanctioned the law of good agricultural practices (from the spanish BPA) that establishes the general criteria of operation and methodologies of work for the production in sustainable form and taking care of the resources. Thus becoming the first regulation of this type in national territory. This is a project sent by the Executive Power, through the Ministry of Agriculture of Córdoba, which seeks to give institutional strength to the BPA program launched by the Province in 2017. THE LAW The sanctioned regulations establish the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock as the program’s enforcement authority. It also includes non-refundable incentives for producers who adhere to the program and the institutions that collaborate in it. Good Agricultural Practices are a set of principles, standards and technical recommendations aimed at reducing physical, chemical and biological risks in the production, processing, storage and transportation of products of agricultural origin. “These techniques are aimed at ensuring the safety of the product, the protection of the environment and the personnel who work for it,” said from Agriculture. Soil conservation, efficiently manage water, innovate technologically, train, streamline the registration of procedures, improve relations with communities, reduce the impacts of activities and primarily produce protecting resources, are some of the priorities of the Program. “It is an initiative that...

Conab estimates 2019/2020 grain harvest at 245.8 million tons

by | Oct 13, 2019 | News Articles

First numbers for new crop point to increased soybean production and mention third corn crop The Brazilian crop of 2019/2020 grain should reach 245.8 million tons. The assessment is from the National Supply Company (Conab), which released, on Thursday (10/10), the first numbers for the new cycle, which is in the early stages of planting in Brazil. If confirmed, it will be 1.6% higher than the 2018/2019 harvest, which is now estimated at 241.953 million tons. In the report a month ago, the last for last season, this volume was 242.138 million. “The season 2019/2020 should record the second highest average productivity of the historical series, largely due to the increase in the technological package used by Brazilian agriculture,” analyzes Conab, in the summary bulletin, released on its official website. Unlike reports at this time in previous years, the Company does not adopt upper and lower estimates, using only one number. “The area competition for soybeans and the possibility of cultivation in the second season of the crop explains the decrease in the area of ​​corn first crop. Regarding the planting of the second crop, the expectation is due to the sowing of soybeans, which, occurring within the expected will result in a favorable planting window, “says Conab. According to the technicians, there was a growing trend of planting in the region called Sealba (Sergipe, Alagoas and northeastern Bahia), in addition to Amapá and Roraima. In these regions, sowing is concentrated in a period similar to the northern hemisphere, between May and June, being a third crop of the cereal. In cotton, Conab’s first figures indicate relative stability in...

106/5000 FADA released the September index in which it revealed that 56.4% of agricultural income goes to the State

by | Oct 12, 2019 | Internal Documents for Members

As every three months, FADA (Agricultural Foundation for Development of Argentina) presented its Index corresponding to the month of September, which revealed that 56.4% of agricultural income is distributed at different levels of the State. That is to say that, of every $ 100 that the field generates, $ 56.4 go to the governments: municipal, provincial or national. In this study, income is understood as the result of the value of production minus costs. MORE INFORMATION David Miazzo, Chief Economist of FADA, explains that “the variables that come into play in the index movement are mainly price, exchange rate, costs and yields”. When asked about the distribution of what the State is staying, it clarifies that “that 56.4% of the State’s participation is made up of national, provincial and municipal taxes, some of which are shared and some are not.” “The non-co-participable national taxes make up 55.7% of the total taxes faced by an agricultural hectare in Argentina and are, mainly, export duties, to which the tax is added to bank credits and debits,” he says. The report. The national co-participable taxes between the national State and the provincial States are 38.6% of the taxes measured. The majority is occupied by income tax and VAT. The provinces receive part of this 38.6% as co-participation, and also collect various taxes. Thus, provincial taxes are 4.9% of total taxes. Finally, municipal taxes make up 0.8% of taxes in the national average FADA Index. The central component of these municipal taxes are road taxes. FADA also explained that “while the weighted average of crops nationwide is 56.4%, the State’s share in soybeans...