The head of the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri), nelly paredesreported that the Dina Boluarte regime will reinforce the Fertiabono, in order to help producers who have up to five hectares with the purchase of fertilizers. Said monetary aid — baptized as Fertiabono II — It would be approved at the end of […]
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Fertiabono II: Midagri will approve the reinforcement of the subsidy at the end of January
The owner of the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri), Nelly Paredes, reported that a reinforcement of the Fertiabono will be approved at the end of January 2023. This aims to provide monetary support to small producers for the acquisition of fertilizers. “I must also announce that at the end of the month (January) […]
Planting of the current agricultural season falls by 18.8%
Up to November, the area planted to the main temporary crops in the present agricultural campaign —which began in August of last year— registered a reduction of -18.8% and reached 858,182.1 hectares (ha), compared to more than 1 million 057,000 in the same period of the previous campaign. The figure also meant a drop of […]
China will reduce the use of pesticides in fruits and vegetables by 10% by 2025
Chinaconsidered the country with the highest global use of pesticidesintends to reduce its usefulness by 10% in the cultivation of fruits, vegetables and tea within three years, the country’s Ministry of Agriculture announced on Thursday. High levels of chemical pesticides and fertilizers are used on small, highly exploited Chinese plots, but their excessive use can […]
Midagri will have until October 31 to buy urea
Almost two months after starting the selection process for an international provider of urea and with a third contest underway, the Government extended yesterday until October 31 of this year the deadline for the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri), through rural agriculture, Buy the fertilizer nitrogenous and distribute it to the producers in […]
Fertilizers in Brazilian ports point to lower prices
A buildup of fertilizer in Brazil’s main ports is a sign that nutrient prices may need to fall further before farmers start buying. In Paranaguaprivate warehouses reached their maximum storage capacity of 3.5 million tons, according to Luiz Teixeira da Silvadirector of operations Paranagua. The terminal operated by VLI Logisticsone of two in the port […]
Midagri would deliver free fertilizers to farmers and no longer with a subsidy
The head of the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri), Oscar Zea, announced this Friday, May 6, that purchases of fertilizers from abroad, such as ureawill be carried out from Government to Government. “There have been talks with the governments of Morocco, Venezuela and Bolivia. Once the Emergency Decree is approved, the purchase will […]
Major Brazilian farmer cuts fertilizer due to shortage
One of Brazil’s largest farmers plans to cut fertilizer use by a quarter next season, relying on more precise applications and soil testing to maintain crop yields. SLC Agricola SA, which farms an area larger than Delaware with soybeans, corn and cotton, will likely use 20% to 25% less fertilizer in 2022 and 2023 without […]
Midagri announces that fertilizer plant will be ready in a period of two years
The head of the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri), Oscar Zeaannounced this Sunday, April 24, that within two years Peru will have a petrochemical fertilizer plant to manufacture urea and others, a demand from agricultural producers in the midst of the crisis facing the sector. In an interview with TV Peru, Zea He […]
Superpowers divided over Russian fertilizer sanctions
The world’s agricultural superpowers are divided on whether sanctions should be applied to Russian fertilizers at a time when rising prices threaten to further fuel food inflation. Brazil, the largest exporter of all kinds of agricultural products, from soybeans to coffee and sugar, and the main importer of fertilizers, advocates keeping crop nutrients free of […]