THE Brazilian Sugarcane and Bioenergy Industry Association (Unica) and the Organization of Sugarcane Producers Associations of Brazil (Orplana) They signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the end of last week that updates the basis of Consecana-SPThe body that defines the reference price of sugarcane, mediating the relationship between producers and mills in the state of São Paulo. According to the entities, the movement seeks to modernize the governance of the… Consecana-SPthrough more stable rules for the entire production chain, and adopting a technical and economic review of the model, based on the work developed by Center for Agribusiness Studies of the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV Agro)"The technical and economic criteria will be updated, and the representation of industry and producers in sector decisions will be reinforced, consolidating the participation of sugarcane producers in a model that already belongs to them," they state in a joint note. The signing of the MoU is scheduled to take place during the 3rd edition of the Cana Summit, promoted by Orplana, in Ribeirão Preto (SP), on April 16th. According to Unica's president, Evandro Gussi, the new agreement represents the current level of maturity of the Brazilian sugarcane and energy sector. "Industry and producers reaffirm that they know how to build together, and that's what makes us a benchmark," he says. For the president of Orplana's board, Roberto Cestari, this MoU honors technical rigor and parity governance, opening a promising cycle for the sector.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.