Pecan nut crop failure in RS could reach 40% in 2025

Published Feb 12, 2025

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The pecan harvest in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, is projected to see a 40% loss, with an estimated four to five thousand tons expected to be harvested. This is due to losses from floods, intense heat, and insufficient rainfall. The Brazilian Institute of Pecaniculture (IBPecan) is seeking a reduced tax regime for pecans, similar to that given to olive and olive oil producers, to encourage producers to formalize their operations and make pecans more competitive. Rio Grande do Sul, the largest producer of pecans in Brazil, is suffering from its fourth year of drought.

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The pecan harvest in Rio Grande do Sul could see a 40% loss, according to the Brazilian Institute of Pecaniculture (IBPecan). The projection is that between four and five thousand tons will be harvested. “After losses due to the floods in May, shortly after the official start of the harvest, pecan producers are facing another challenge: intense heat and insufficient rainfall,” the entity says in a statement. In the statement, the president of IBPecan, Claiton Wallauer, says that the entity is seeking a differentiated tax regime for pecans, “similar to what was achieved by olive and olive oil producers and which came into effect in January of this year, with a reduction from 12% to 4% in the ICMS.” The subject was the topic of a meeting between IBPecan and the Secretary of Economic Development of Rio Grande do Sul (Sedec), Ernani Polo. “The institute’s argument is that this tax treatment would encourage producers to enter the formal sector and would make pecans more competitive ...

Source: CanalRural