Debt extension and agility in the release of insurance. These are the two main demands of producers in western Paraná to the Ministry of Agriculture. The requests were presented, on Tuesday, January 11th, to the ministry's Director of Risk Management, Pedro Loyola, during a meeting in Palotina.
C.Vale presented a report highlighting the losses caused by drought in soybean crops. According to the manager of the cooperative's Agronomic Department, Carlos Konig, the crop failure in Paraná, so far, varies between 35 and 40%, but in the west of the state the reduction is between 65 and 90%. To minimize the effects of harvest frustration, the president of C.Vale, Alfredo Lang, asked for the extension of funding and investment debts
The vice-president of the Sindicato Patronal Rural, Edmilson Zabot, asked Loyola to take to the Minister of Agriculture, Tereza Cristina, the concerns of producers about the rise in energy costs that would be making milk and meat production unfeasible. “Our priorities are extending debts and a program to help milk, fish, chicken and pig producers with electricity issues. We need this by yesterday because electricity is making our activities unfeasible,” he warned.
Loyola responded that it will deliver a report on the losses in Paraná to minister Tereza Cristina. He advised municipalities that are experiencing droughts to draw up emergency decrees to facilitate the receipt of federal aid. Loyola added that the federal government's most immediate actions will be measures to speed up inspections and release areas for planting other crops. According to the director, claims that depend on resources from the Union budget will be forwarded to the Minister of Economy, Paulo Guedes. “Budget-demanding issues can take 15 to 45 days. I believe that between the end of January and February the ministry will already have some actions in relation to the credit issue”, he stated.
The main demands were:
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