Published in the Official Gazette of the Union (DOU) this Monday (13), Ordinance No. 934 updates the minimum prices for summer and regional products of the 2026/27 and 2027 harvests. The values, set by the National Monetary Council (CMN), will serve as a reference in the operations of the Minimum Price Guarantee Policy (PGPM), to guarantee minimum remuneration to rural producers. In the summer and regional crops of the 2026/27 and 2027 harvests, the validity period varies between July 2026 and June 2028. The minimum prices apply to seed and lint cotton, long-grain paddy rice, cultivated natural rubber, bulk virgin coagulate, field latex, cultivated cocoa (almond), cottonseed, colored beans, black beans, jute/mallow; Minimum prices were set for the following products: [unclear text – possibly a product name], pressed cassava, milk, cassava, cassava root, starch, tapioca starch, corn, soybeans, and sorghum. Minimum prices were also set for seeds of summer and regional crops for the 2026/27 and 2027 harvests. For cotton, long-grain rice, beans, jute/mallow, corn, soybeans, and sorghum, with a travel period between November 2026 and June 2028. WHAT IS PGPM? The minimum price is updated annually, and the National Supply Company (Conab) is responsible for preparing the proposals for the products on the PGPM list and the Minimum Price Guarantee Policy for Socio-biodiversity Products (PGPM-Bio). According to Article 5 of Decree-Law No. 79/1966, minimum price proposals must consider the various factors that influence prices in the domestic and foreign markets, and production costs.
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