South American corn and soy entities analyze impacts of European law

The Brazilian Agriculture and Livestock Confederation (CNA) is holding, until Tuesday (26), the Meeting of Soy and Corn Entities in South America to debate the impacts of the European Union's anti-deforestation laws on export chains. The meeting began on Monday (25) and was opened by the deputy technical director of the CNA, Maciel Silva, and by the president of the National Commission for Cereals, Fibers and Oilseeds, Ricardo Arioli. The debate includes the participation of representatives from the productive sector of Paraguay, Argentina and Uruguay, in addition to the CNA's technical and international team. For Maciel Silva, the legislation directly affects developing countries. “As a production sector, we understand how discriminatory this law is, which can have adverse effects on sustainability, with the potential to eliminate small producers,” he stated. Arioli emphasized the importance of uniting the entire productive sector of Mercosur countries and spoke about the ...