Na Federasul, presidente da Brasoja avalia riscos e caminhos para o agro gaúcho

April 9, 2026·18 min·1 clip

A new emergency fund tackles foot-and-mouth disease in São Paulo as pork exports hit a historic record and Brazil opens the Chinese market for DDGs.

The episode opens with a rapid-fire overview of the day's agricultural news. It first visits the Tecno Show Comigo in Rio Verde, Goiás, highlighting the popular family farming and handicraft pavilion featuring producers like Rosângela Moraes Pereira and José Oliveira Costa. The show then shifts to São Paulo, where reporter Eduardo Amaral explains the new Fundesa PEC, a mandatory R$1 per animal fund to quickly indemnify cattle farmers in case of foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks, with an estimated annual collection of R$20 million. A weather forecast by Lívia Caetano follows, detailing rain patterns across Brazil. The meat sector is analyzed next, with data from the Brazilian Animal Protein Association showing March chicken exports at 504,000 tons (up 6%) and pork at a record 154,000 tons (up 32%). ABPA president Ricardo Santin explains how alternative routes maintained Middle East exports despite the Strait of Hormuz closure. Reporter Álvaro Couto covers the first 62,000-ton shipment of DDGs (dried distillers grains) to China, a product used for animal feed, following negotiations by the National Union for Corn Ethanol. The episode concludes with a report from Eduardo Amaral on a speech by Brassoja president Antônio Sartori at a FEDERASUL event in Porto Alegre. Sartori discusses a challenging phase for agribusiness with financial pressure and projected soybean production of 19-20 million tons, while highlighting growth potential from global demand and biofuels. He provocatively compares the global economy to a casino, citing wealth inequality where 1% of adults hold $250 trillion. The episode ends with soybean price updates from various Brazilian locations.

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