Minimum prices for coffee and oranges are readjusted by the government

Minimum prices were regionalized for oranges, with emphasis on Rio Grande do Sul. The measure was taken because of the differential of the Rio Grande do Sul production system.

The approved minimum prices were based on production costs calculated by Conab, with a 10% increase on the cost for Rio Grande do Sul and 8.75% for the other states.

The approved orange prices are R$ 20.53/40.8 kg for Rio Grande do Sul and R$ 22.72/40.8 kg for other locations.

Café

Arabica coffee increased by 12.77%, from R$ 606.66/60 kg bag to R$ 684.16/60 kg bag. The coffee is type 6, hard drink for the best, with up to 86 defects, sieve 13 above, up to 10% leakage allowed and moisture content of up to 12.5%.

Conilon coffee, type 7, with up to 150 defects, sieve 13 above and moisture content of up to 12.5%, was readjusted by 5.8%, from R$ 434.82/60 kg bag to R$ 460 ,02.

The president of the National Coffee Council, Silas Brasileiro, commented on the CMN’s decision. “We expected that there would be a broader discussion on the readjustment in the price of coffee, both Arabica and Conilon, there really wasn’t a discussion that should have taken place even within the Council. coffee price”, he explained.

The new values ​​will be in effect from July of this year until June 2024.