Brazil: Nine products will have PGPAF discount bonuses in December

Published Dec 8, 2021

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The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (Mapa) of Brazil has announced the agricultural products that will receive discount bonuses under the National Program for Strengthening Family Agriculture (Pronaf) for the period from December 10th, 2021, to January 9th, 2022. The list includes açaí, banana, cultivated natural rubber, yam, Brazil nuts, cashew, cowpea, orange, mango, and passion fruit. Farmers receive the bonus when the market value of these products falls below the reference price. The discounts are calculated monthly by the National Supply Company (Conab) and transferred to financial agents for automatic discounts to producers in Pronaf financing.

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The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (Mapa) released this Wednesday (8) the list of agricultural products that will have discount bonuses, in December, within the National Program for Strengthening Family Agriculture (Pronaf). The list with the products and the states covered is valid from December 10th to January 9th of the next year, according to Ordinance No. 39, of the Agricultural Policy Secretariat of the Ministry of Agriculture. The products with discount bonuses are: açaí (fruit grown in Acre), banana (RR, AL, CE, PB, PE and ES), cultivated natural rubber (MA), yam/yam (AM and ES), Brazil nuts cashew (BA), cowpea (TO, MA and MT), orange (PA), mango (BA and SP) and passion fruit (CE and SE). The farmer receives the bonus when the market value of some of the products he cultivates falls below the reference price. In this way, he can use the amount as a discount in the payment of installments or amortization of the financing in Pronaf. Discounts are calculated ...

Source: Agricultura