PGPAF updates Pronaf bonuses in February

Family farmers with financing contracted by the National Program for Strengthening Family Agriculture (Pronaf) will, starting in February, have new percentage reductions in installments, according to the list of products covered by the Family Agriculture Price Guarantee Program (PGPAF). The update aims to protect income in the countryside in the face of the difference between market prices and the guarantee value. The list is prepared by the National Supply Company (Conab), based on price surveys, and validated by the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Family Agriculture (MDA), responsible for publishing the ordinance. The survey of prices registered in January points to differences between the minimum guaranteed value and the average commercialization in various states. In Amapá, cowpea was sold at R$ 120.00 per 60-kilo bag, while the guarantee value is R$ 285.06. In Rio de Janeiro, the average price of mango was R$ 0.68 per kilo, below the minimum level of R$ 3.47. In Paraná, ...