The government allocates R$ 22.2 million for initiatives to promote the marketing of natural rubber.

This Friday (27), the federal government announced, through Ministries of Agriculture, Agrarian Development, Finance, and Planning and Budget, a new ordinance that will release R$22.2 million for natural rubber marketing activitiesCurrently, the sector is facing a scenario of low prices for Brazilian producers. The support, which aims to promote the price equalization, will be intended for producers of cultivated natural rubber, both in the form of bulk virgin coagulate with 53% Dry Rubber Content (DRC) how much field latex with 31% DRCThe initiative will be implemented through public auctions of Equalizing Premium Paid to Rural Producers or their Cooperatives (Pepro) and of Product Flow Premium (Pep) which will be carried out by National Supply Company (Conab)The Ministry of Agriculture It will still define some rules, such as the maximum volume of product to be sold by each rural producer. Furthermore, some auctions may be directed exclusively to family farmers. But, The auctions will not accept products originating from extractive activities or commercial crops in the states of the Northern region and some municipalities of Mato GrossoThe deadline for the sale of natural rubber will be up to 60 days, starting from the date of the auction.

This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.