The growing growth of soy production in Parara, especially in the northeastern and southeastern areas of the state, has revealed the quiet problem, but it already compromises the entire product chain: seed piracy. It is estimated that 20% of the planted area is expected to be grown with illegal seeds, which represent almost twice as much as the national average (11%)According to the survey done Cromplife Bryl (CLB) And and Press Consulting. This practice is considered a crime because it is a violation of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAPA), causing billionaire damage to the country and compromising technical progress in rural areas.
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“Pirate seed is not legal to suit regulatory agencies. This means that it does not go through technical, agricultural and productivity quality tests,” said Enleson Nogura, consultant consultant.
According to him, there are three ways to get soy seeds in Brazil: certified, legal save and pirate. The first two are only cold. “Pirate, rather than illegal, can lose performance. According to a study, the productivity of the culture is up to 4 bags per large hectare,” he said.
This difference has a direct impact on the farmer’s pocket. Although the pirate seed is cheap at first glance, it is out of the manufacturing system, not paying taxes and not disposing of the research chain, the producer should lose productivity and put additional risks to the crop on the balance.
Progress of practice in para production
Para Brazil’s new agricultural border, especially in the northeast and southeast, has gained strength to convert pastures into grain cultivation. According to Enilson Nogura, it is urgently discussed and monitored about the use of pirate seeds in the state. “Para should have strong growth in the soybean region over the next decade. Therefore, it is necessary to focus on regulating the use of regulatory agencies and society pirate seeds,” he said.
Soy garden in the southeastern area of para (exposed to Vanderli Silva)
The seed and seedling control manager of the Para State Agricultural Defense Agency (Adepare) explains how this illegal market operates locally. .
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The president of the Soybean Association, Wanderli Silva, Para (Approzoza) State’s rice and corn producers of rice and corn producers also upheld bias. “What we see today is a producer who is looking for a lack of information or trying to save money, but it ends in using pirate seed. But it is a foot shot. Here are a weak plant, and the weak plant, and eventually the damage is much higher than what he bought,” he battles.
Vanderley said that not only compromising piracy productivity but also promoting the secret market that harm the entire sector. “It has a producer. He is a producer who is saving half of what he has expressed and is a producer who has been harvested. And then, as it is today, it is not possible, it is not possible. It will not close the bill.”
With low crop due to piracy, soy prices end up, which can also affect the pocket of end users, as well as reduces the promotion of studies and research. “This practice, consequently brings less investment in research and qualified labor. The consumer also weakens, because with the availability of less productivity, product and raw materials, the prices of the products will increase,” said Ebrapa East Amazon researcher Roni De Azewo.
National influence
Despite the paras in the three states with the highest pirate seed consumption rate, Rio Grande Do Sul is the first person who occupies the first place, with 28% illegal seed area. In the southern state, risks exceed R 1.1 billion per year.
According to CEO Eduardo Leo of CEO Eduardo Leo, a company that represents the input industry, the seed piracy is responsible for the annual loss of about R $ 10 billion.
Leo warned, “There is no quality control for the pirate seed, or it is under phytosanitary productivity, health or security tests. They are sold without invoice, often in a re -used packaging.” “The impact is not just economically. These illegal seeds can carry pests, diseases and aggression species that compromise the entire crops and the environment,” he said.
According to a study by the consulting company, the loss of average productivity in Brazil, 17%of the areas where pirate seeds are used. In practice, it refers to four bags per hectare.
How to identify the pirate seed
The difference between the cold seed and the pirate is clear from the technical perspective, not always detected to the naked eye. Cropslife Breasil guides farmers to learn about certain features:
Pirate Seed: Packed in reusable bags, without mandatory information; Lack of invoice; Lower the price than the market; Transportation in the outside or inadequate conditions.
Certified seed: Nova, Inviolado, with producer and registration identity in Renacem; The quality of the map, a certificate of invoice and consistency guaranteed to the source and standard.
The association also has an anonymous complaints channel that can be sent to competent authorities. In addition, it runs a group with other organizations such as the Brazilian Association of Soyseed Producers (Abras) to deal with the illegal trade of seeds.
