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Detail

Area
Brazil
Commodity Group
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Commodity
Grains, oilseeds
Date
01/05/2019
Policy Category
Stocks
Policy Instrument
Market regulation
Description
Reduced the number of public grain storage facilities operating across the country, emphasizing that the closures were envisaged in locations where ample private storage capacity was available.
Notes
CONAB, Brazil’s national procurement and supply company belonging to the Ministry of Agriculture, informed that – to streamline its operations – it would reduce the number of public grain storage facilities operated across the country from 92 to 65, adding that the closures were envisaged in locations where ample private storage capacity was available.