Today it was made known through a supreme resolution that Felicísimo Rómulo Antúnez Antúnez was appointed to the position of Vice Minister of Development of Family Agriculture and Agricultural Infrastructure and Irrigation from the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation, replacing Juan Rodo Altamirano Quispe, who was thanked for the services provided. Felicísimo Antúnez Antúnez […]
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Evaporated milk would no longer be made with powdered milk
Today, the Council of Ministers will decide whether to approve the changes to the milk regulation, proposed by the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri)in line with one of the demands of the ranchers who started a national strike yesterday. The main modification establishes that for the elaboration of evaporated milk only fresh (cow) […]
Today begins national strike of dairy farmers
The Association of Dairy Farmers of Peru (Agalep) called for a national strike on March 15, which will bring together 2,000 producers in Lima and 8,000 in regions, in order to expose the difficulties and needs of the sector. Nivia Vargas, president of Agalep, emphasized that they ask that companies in the dairy industry -such […]
FAE-Agro benefited only 4% of the planned producers
In his 40 years of experience, and accustomed to overcoming the annual crises of the El Niño phenomenon, Oswaldo Seminario, an agro-industrial producer of legumes in the north of the country, reports that the first six months of the Covid-19 pandemic generated a crisis higher in agriculture. And in the midst of uncertainty in mid-2020, […]
Midagri will start a dialogue with the dairy industry to improve prices for farmers
The Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri) announced that it will begin talks with companies in the dairy sector with the intention of proposing solutions and meeting the demands of the hundreds of dairy farmers in the country. Given the concern of dairy farmers about the low price of their products, the minister Oscar […]
Government paves the way for a new tax shock for agro-exports
On November 8, the Peru Libre bench presented PL 658/2021-CR, a bill for the second agrarian reform (SRA), with the purpose of promoting and technifying agriculture from a comprehensive perspective, with a particular approach on the role of agro-exporters and the tax regime to which they are subject. Three months later, the then congressman and […]
Wheat imports exceeded US$ 573 million due to global rise
In 2021, Peru imported a total of 1,856,087,714 kilos of wheat for a CIF value of US$573,053,427, 9.79% more than the US$516,951,798 (2,111,990,148 kilos) in 2020; according to figures from Agrodata Peru. Although the imported volume is lower than in 2020, in value it is higher due to the high international price of the cereal, […]
Food prices still not down despite dollar decline
The dollar continues its downward trend, and so far this year it has fallen by 6.04%, going from S/ 3,991 at the end of 2021 to S/ 3,750 in its last price. However, this decline is not yet reflected in the prices of some foods in the basic basket. According to specialists consulted for the […]
Fertilizer prices will peak
By Jackeline Cardenas I. In 2021, the international fertilizer price index accumulated a growth of 163.9%, which has a great impact in Peru, since 89.5% of fertilizers are of imported origin. This sustained increase makes the development of agricultural activity more expensive and raises the final price of food, said Carolina Ramírez, director of Economic […]
Dairy distribution is in danger if they do not stop abuses of farmers
Dozens of dairy farmers from various coastal regions raised their voices of protest in the streets of the Lima’s centeras a prelude to the meeting between its leaders and authorities of the sector in the Agrarian Commission of Congress. In this regard, the president of Conveagro, Climaco Cardenastold La República that there are 450,000 dairy […]