The government will give producers, associations or cooperatives of corn and sorghum, $3 for every quintal harvested during the 2019-2020 agricultural cycle.
To apply for the subsidy that was made official through resolution No.OAL-047-ADM 2020 published in the March 3 edition of the Official Journal, producers must comply with several requirements.
For the 2018-2019 agricultural cycle, the cultivated area in the country was 925,101 hectares, 14% less than the 1.07 million reported for the 2017-2018 cycle.
Data from the National Agricultural Survey (ENA), prepared by the National Institute of Statistics (INE), show that in the last agricultural cycle about 149,000 hectares were not cultivated with corn.
The National Assembly of Panama approved funds to pay during the second half of the year, incentives to producers of rice, corn and milk grade C.
The Budget Commission of the National Assembly approved in favor of the Ministry of Agricultural Development (MIDA) $17,371,543, to pay incentives to producers, needs an official report.
Because of the scarcity of rain in the region known as the Dry Corridor, producers in the country estimate that in the first cycle of the year has lost about 30% of corn crops and 35% of beans.
Directors of the Union of Agricultural Producers of Nicaragua (Upanic) explained that for the so-called "first production", Estelí lost 50% of the bean crop, and in Nueva Segovia fell between 40% and 50%.
For the 2017-2018 agricultural cycle, the cultivated area in Guatemala was 1.07 million hectares, 48% more than the 725 thousand reported in the 2014-2015 cycle.
Data from the National Agricultural Survey 2017-2018, carried out by the National Institute of Statistics, show that 10.1% of the area dedicated to crops in the country is used for corn, 1.3% for beans and less than 1% for rice.
During last year, the country reported the production of 180,086 tons of rice, 20,652 tons of corn and 9,005 tons of beans.
According to the National Agricultural Survey 2017, carried out by the National Institute of Statistics and Census, it is estimated that last year the area planted with beans was 16,503 ha, 14,624 ha harvested area for a production of 9,005 mt.
Because of the drought that is affecting several areas in Central America, in El Salvador, agricultural producers estimate that at least 6.3 million hundredweight of corn, valued at $39 million, have been lost.
Representatives from the Salvadoran Chamber of Small and Medium Agricultural Producers (Campo) said that due to the drought, which lasted up to 40 days in some areas of the country, they have lost more than 6 million hundredweight of corn, valued at $38.6 million.
An overproduction of corn, wheat and rice in China and a record crop which is expected this year in the United States will continue to push international prices down.
While drought in Central America ravages crops of basic grains such as corn, it is estimated that this year China will have a reserve of 150 million tons of grain, "... including three of the most important crops in China: rice, wheat and corn.
Due to a reduction of local production because of drought, the government has authorized, for the second half of the year, an increase in tax-free imports of red beans, rice and corn.
In the case of red beans, an additional 10,000 tons has been approved on top of the 20,000 authorized in June, while for rice the quantities will be defined in the coming days.
Soybeans, corn and cotton are the main GM crops in Brazil, a country that accepts and promotes genetically modified foods.
In Brazil the number of hectares planted with genetically modified soybeans, corn and cotton amounts to 36.6 million, varieties of crops which according to producers reduce costs, increase production and generate higher profits.
The abstention of countries such as Germany and Belgium in voting against the cultivation of genetically modified corn marks a before and after period for the use of genetically modified foods.
The EU is going to authorize the cultivation of genetically modified (GM) maize TC1507 belonging to the U.S. group Pioneer, said the European Commission.
Growers will have to wait for the next harvest due to there not having been a pronunciation by the Ministry of Health regarding human consumption of the product.
Although the planting and harvesting of this product for animal consumption has been authorized by the Ministry of Agricultural Development, health authorities have not pronounced on it, leaving 25 producers waiting to see if they can start planting 2,400 acres of the genetically modified grain.
The amount of areas planted with rice is lower than last year, while corn has grown, generating storage problems.
Capital.com reports that for rice "Over the past year 1.3 million quintals had to be imported and now we have to wait until the end of the harvest in order to determine the amount that will be needed to be brought in from abroad, which is assumed will be greater. "
The Panamanian National Biosafety Committee has endorsed the supervised cultivation of transgenic maize in the provinces of Los Santos and Herrera.
A statement from Notimex reads:
Panamanian producers will start next year, commercial cultivation of GM maize, after two years of studies to identify a disease-resistant variety with higher yields, authorities said on Monday.
The first crop of genetically modified maize has again unleashed controversy over the advantages and disadvantages of food production from genetically modified seeds.
The first production from the 4,500 square meters planted has been shredded and returned to earth following international protocol.
Several organizations opposed to the project are prepared to prevent its implementation in the country, citing lack of legislation.
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