The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (Mapa) published, this Thursday (21), in the Official Gazette of the Union, the ordinance that directs R$ 7.368 billion to the Coffee Economy Defense Fund (Funcafé) for the financing of the 2026/27 harvest. The resources had been approved by the National Monetary Council (CMN) at the end of March and include operations for marketing, acquisition, production costs, working capital and recovery of coffee plantations. Individually, the Marketing line concentrated R$ 2.713 billion, the largest share of resources and equivalent to 37% of the total. Next is the Coffee Acquisition line, which received R$ 1.708 billion, or 23% of the total. For Production Costs operations, R$ 1.616 billion (22%) were reserved; for the Working Capital line, R$ 1.150 billion (16%). Another R$180 million will be allocated to the recovery of coffee plantations, representing 2% of the total amount. According to the decree, the distribution of resources among financial institutions will be based on criteria defined in a separate regulatory act, which will be published by the competent authority.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.