The Federal Government launches, this Tuesday (30), the 2026/2027 Harvest Plan, with R$ 525.1 billion allocated to agribusiness. With an increase of R$ 9 billion compared to the previous harvest, the initiative offers credit lines, incentives and agricultural policy instruments aimed at medium and large producers, with the objective of strengthening Brazilian agricultural production. The ceremony takes place at the Palácio do Planalto, in Brasília (DF), with the acting President of the Republic, Geraldo Alckmin, and the Minister of Agriculture and Livestock, André de Paula. Of the total resources, R$ 384.9 billion will be allocated to operating costs and marketing, guaranteeing resources for essential expenses of agricultural production, such as the acquisition of inputs, crop management, livestock maintenance and marketing of production. Another R$ 140.2 billion will be allocated to investments, supporting productive modernization, expansion of storage capacity, irrigation, technological innovation, renewal of machinery and equipment, and increased efficiency on rural properties. With the slogan "Credit that strengthens the countryside. A countryside that feeds the world," the 26/27 Harvest Plan reaffirms the role of rural credit as a strategic instrument to expand agricultural production, strengthen rural income, guarantee supply and food security, boost exports, and increase the competitiveness of Brazilian agribusiness.

COMMITMENT TO BRAZILIAN AGRICULTURE

One of the main advances of the 26/27 Harvest Plan is the reduction of maximum interest rates in strategic lines of credit for agribusiness. The drop in the Selic rate opens an important window for reducing the producer's financial costs and expanding access to rural credit. With lower interest rates, producers gain more predictability to plan their harvest, make investments in their property, and organize their productive activity. In the National Program to Support Medium-Sized Rural Producers (Pronamp), aimed at medium-sized rural producers, the projected volume reaches R$ 72.6 billion, with a maximum interest rate of 9% per year, lower than that practiced in the previous cycle. The reduction in interest rates strengthens a segment essential for food production, job creation, and the dynamism of local economies. With more accessible credit, producers gain better conditions to finance production, expand investments, and conduct the production cycle with greater security.

FIELD + SUSTAINABLE

In addition to the overall reduction in interest rates, the 26/27 Harvest Plan reinforces incentives for the adoption of sustainable production practices and the environmental regularization of rural properties, recognizing producers who adopt good agricultural practices, management standards, and recognized certifications. The reduction may be up to 1.0 percentage point in the financing interest rate. The discount includes up to 0.5 percentage points for producers with a regular Rural Environmental Registry (CAR) and another 0.5 percentage points for those who adopt sustainable agricultural practices. This measure reinforces the idea that producing responsibly and efficiently also means better financing conditions.

RESILIENT AGRO

Risk management is also one of the pillars of the 26/27 Harvest Plan. The program reinforces the importance of Proagro (a Brazilian agricultural insurance program) and rural insurance as instruments for protecting production and ensuring security for the credit system. By linking the possibility of renegotiating agricultural financing operations to the existence of coverage by Proagro or rural insurance, the policy encourages the adoption of risk management mechanisms. This measure seeks to strengthen shared responsibility between producers, financial institutions, and the government, reducing dependence on emergency solutions after a loss has occurred.

MODERNIZATION

Investment remains a priority in this edition, with resources allocated to modernizing production, irrigation, innovation, machinery and equipment renewal, recovery of productive areas, and sustainability. In this context, the program reinforces the modernization of InvestAgro, expanding support for renewable energy generation and distribution systems, such as solar energy, biomass, wind energy, cogeneration, and electricity storage. These measures contribute to increasing productivity, reducing operational costs, enhancing energy security, and strengthening the resilience of agricultural production. Storage also receives special attention. Support for the expansion, modernization, renovation, and construction of warehouses and cold storage facilities helps reduce losses, improve logistics, and amplify the capacity for preserving and marketing production. With greater autonomy to store and market their products, producers, cooperatives, and agribusinesses gain better management conditions, value aggregation, and competitiveness.

MORE EFFICIENT CREDIT

Financing remains one of the main instruments of the Harvest Plan, guaranteeing the necessary resources for the acquisition of inputs, crop management, livestock management, and marketing of production. In a scenario of still high costs, the reduction in interest rates contributes to improving financing conditions, expanding planning capacity, and providing greater predictability for producers. The 26/27 Harvest Plan also strengthens the complementarity between different sources of resources, combining controlled, equalized, non-equalized resources and market sources. This structure expands the sector's financing capacity, allows it to meet different producer profiles and credit purposes, and contributes to increasing the supply of resources to Brazilian agriculture. With more credit, lower interest rates, incentives for good agricultural practices, strengthened risk management, energy modernization, support for storage, and a focus on execution, the new Harvest Plan reaffirms the commitment to a strong, modern, sustainable, and competitive agribusiness. 

This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.