The president of the Brazilian Agriculture and Livestock Confederation (CNA), João Martins, said during a speech on Wednesday (06) in the Planalto Palace that the 2018/2019 Agricultural and Livestock Plan meets the priorities of Brazilian producers, but stressed that in the rural insurance issue the resources are still “far from the size of Brazilian agriculture”. Martins participated in the launch ceremony of PAP 2018/2019, which will have R $ 194.3 billion to finance production from July 1 of this year. The event was attended by President Michel Temer, ministers Blairo Maggi (Agriculture), Eliseu Padilha (Civil House), Eduardo Guardia (Fazenda), among other government representatives, parliamentarians and leaders of the productive sector.
At the beginning of his speech, Martins said that Brazilian agriculture and cattle ranching, despite all the adverse circumstances, “have been a great mainstay of the economy.” “And we will continue to be. Production will continue to grow, as will our productivity and our competitiveness in the markets of the world. ” Regarding the global figures, the president of CNA stated that the Plan “meets the priorities of the Brazilian rural producers, who had their voice recognized, in a process of democratic construction that was attended by the CNA and with the presence of the teams of the Ministry of Agriculture”.
The president also highlighted the government’s effort and sensitivity to CNA’s demands to prioritize swine and poultry farming, “which were facing price and market access problems, now aggravated by the recent truck drivers’ strike and freight which, in principle, causes us to apprehend. “
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However, one point that the president of the CNA made a point of emphasizing in his speech was in relation to the value that the government allocated to the Program of Subsidy to the Prize of Rural Insurance (PSR) of R $ 600 million. “Despite an increase of 50% in the resources allocated to the rural insurance subsidy, the value is still far from the size of Brazilian agriculture.” And he mentioned that only 10% of the planted area is insured.
“In a modern economy, insurance is as or more important than credit. If we can advance the expansion of insurance, it is very likely that the sources of credit for the sector will multiply with gains for all those involved, “he said. The CNA had requested $ 1.2 billion for insurance. In relation to interest, the reduction for the main lines of credit of the PAP was 1.5 percentage points. “We were expecting the Selic to go down more than it is today. But we are seeing that the situation of the country will not allow. So that’s the most affordable interest we can have, “Martins said. At the end of his speech, the president of the CNA said that producers want to produce more, for the benefit of our population and to meet the demand for food around the world.
“For this, our hope is that, in the future, understanding and cooperation between the government and the private sector will extend over time, and political radicalism and ideology do not cloud the security environment we need to progress,” said João Martins .
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Of the R $ 194.3 billion announced by the government, R $ 151.1 billion will be allocated to funding and R $ 40 billion for investments. Also will be made available R $ 600 million for the PSR and R $ 2.6 billion for marketing support. Interest rates range from 5.25% to 9.5% per year.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.