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Paraná company starts export of black oats to the European Union

 Paraná company starts export of black oats to the European Union
19 de Março de 2019   |   Agribusiness

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For the first time, Brazil exported conventional seed of black oats to the European Union, when it shipped on February 26 a container with 24 tons of the product, produced by the Agronomic Institute of Paraná (Iapar). The seeds were sent to France, certified by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (Map). The information is from the general coordinator of Seeds, Seedlings and Protection of Cultivars of the Secretariat of Agricultural Defense, Virgínia Carpi.


The export of seed to that country can only be achieved by recognizing the equivalence of certification schemes by the European Union (EU). The equivalence was obtained at the end of last year for cereal and forage seeds produced in Brazil. This qualification is the technical recognition that demonstrates the quality of the Brazilian system of certification of seeds, observes Virgínia Carpi. Oat seeds are used for the formation of pasture for feeding herds.


The export was carried out by the company ADKalil Agricultural Consulting & Trading, from Porto Alegre (RS), through a partnership with Iapar for the production of seeds based on EU certification rules. The agreement also had the collaboration of the Foundation for Research and Development of Agribusiness (Fapeagro).


The sale of seeds by Brazil is promising for production capacity compared to other countries (tropical climate, land and water), recalls the coordinator. Historically, Goiás has exported corn seeds.


Who is enabled and how to certify


The seed producer, registered in the National Register of Seeds and Seedlings (Renasem), may request the Map to be certified under EU rules, according to Normative Instruction No. 36, of October 4, 2017, which establishes the norms for certification of intended for the European Union.


The cultivars listed in the OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) and the European Commission's Common Catalog of Cultivars are eligible for EU certification. The certification is carried out by the Map, with reference to the certification standards of the EU and OECD.



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