BNDES can have $ 3 billion to modernize the aviaries

The Agricultural and livestock Plan of Brazil for the new crop year must have at least $ 3 billion in credit lines for the national chicken industry, said Francisco Turra, President of Brazilian Poultry Union (Ubabef), an organization that brings together the sector.
The financing should make reforms and modernizations in aviaries and equipment industry, which experienced serious crisis last year with the jump in grain prices, he added.
The value corresponds to the accumulated credits of PIS, Cofins and other taxes that have not been released by the Government. "The new plan should bring at least $ 3 billion for poultry. By our calculations, it is necessary to do the conversion (modernisation), especially in aviaries in the South, the main producing region, "said Turra.
The leader of the Ubabef met with the President of the Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social (BNDES), Luciano Coutinho, to say that the sector still claims the release of accumulated credits. Second Turra, the Bank should make available a line of credit with the next Crop Plan. "I told him [Chris] that the returns of the credits can be subject to proof of productive investment, technological innovation and research. Show him that if it is released, for example, 50% of this value, geraríamos 50 thousand new jobs. [Chris] said it will make this line with compatible and sustainable interest in the next Crop Plan (2013/2014), which will be announced over the next month.
He said he has been talking with the Minister of agriculture to include this line, "said Turra, adding that the crisis in the industry, mainly due to the high cost of production, banks were reluctant to grant credit to the poultry production chain.
Modernization
The poultry sector is experiencing a period of falling exports and claims the modernisation of farms, mainly in the southern region of the country. In the first quarter, Brazil exported 900 thousand tons, number 7% lower as compared to the same period in 2012.
The March data show larger, 12% fall. Even with the decrease in the volume exported, in the first three months was 9% higher, at almost $ 2 billion. The industry believes in the resumption of exports in the coming months and waits for Government incentives.
At the meeting with the BNDES participated also representatives of the leading companies in the sector, such as JBS, Marfrig, BRF, Aurora and other small and medium sizes. Turra added that the BNDES President ensured that will strive to assist in monetization of credits and stated that the credits should also cover smaller companies.
Forecast of increase in exports of chicken meat in April must overcome the volume shipped in March estimated Francisco Turra. Preliminary data of the Ministry of development, industry and trade (MDIC) show that in the first week of the month were exported, on average, 2,200 tons of chicken per day, volume 38% higher than in March (1,600 tons on average per day) and 5% above April 2012 (2,100 tons).
Turra said that expectations for the year are optimistic, because the industry has been working with adjusted supply to demand, in the light of the narrowing of margins last year due to high raw material prices, mainly of corn, which accounts for almost 70% of the cost of production.
The leader wants to meet with the Secretary of the Ministry of agriculture agricultural policy, Neri Geller, to discuss the supply of corn. Turra believes that the federal Government is aware of the problem and that will reset the low official stocks of grain.