Brazil: Regional research of technical coefficients and prices to update the costs of coffee and black pepper production in the state

This week, technicians from the National Supply Company (Conab) are conducting research in producing regions of Espírito Santo to assess the production costs of conilon coffee in the municipalities of Colatina, Rio Bananal and Pinheiros, and black pepper in São Mateus, on the northern coast of the state. The panels will feature rural producers and representatives of the industry (unions, federations, confederations), cooperatives and associations, technical assistance and rural extension, social movements, state and non-state agencies linked to agriculture, financial institutions, agricultural research, academic centers, dealers and/or manufacturers of inputs, agricultural machinery and implements, and others invited by the Company. In all, four panels will be held. The survey will be conducted through a technical meeting in which the entities in the chain, by consensus, characterize the modal production unit of the region and indicate the technical coefficients related to the ...