The following are scheduled to be held on the 27th of this month: Producing Prize (PEP) and Producer Payment Equalizer (Pepro) Prizes. Auctions will be conducted by Companhia Nacional de Abastecimento (Conab) and aims to assist producers who are having difficulties to dispose of rice.
According to Conab, for the modality PEP will be offered 90 thousand tons, 75 thousand tons for Rio Grande do Sul and 15 thousand tons for Santa Catarina. In Pepro, the incentive will be for 15 thousand tons of gauchos and 2 thousand tons of Santa Catarina.