weekly_edition_873

11 Reduction in exports is already affecting the number of units produced “Another factor which was instrumental for the good results of the agricultural sector was the sale of soya to China at premium prices”. For this year, Megale believes in a good volume, should credit be available to the producers – there is concern with the Harvest Plan: “We will have to see howwe will survive at the end of this Harvest Plan and what the next one will look like, for government has already indicated that there may be a lack of resources to finance the last three months. Moreover, for the next one, there may be a reduction in the amount of funds. But we are already in conversations with the government in identifying a solution”. The export volume in Mach was 1 thousand 111 units, for a reduction of 9.5% in comparison with March of last year. Compared to February, there was an increase of 33.5%. For the year to date figures, 2 thousand 683 machines were sold abroad, a reduction of 8.6% compared to the same period of 2018 -- according to Megale, the decline in exports was brought about by the economic crisis in Argentina, that is the main buyer of machines produced in Brazil. Machine production totaled 4 thousand 514 units, a reduction of 16% compared to the same period of last year – in comparison to February, it went up by 30.9%. For the year, production was 10 thousand 868 machines, a reduction of 9.4% in comparison to the first quarter of 2018. According to Megale, the lower production level is attributable to the decrease in exports. AutoData News Agency Weekly Edition is produced by AutoData Editora Ltda . Rua Pascal, 1693 Campo Belo - São Paulo SP Brazil CEP 04719-001 Phone +55 11 5189 8900 . Translation: Pablo Blas. Graphic Project/Art: Romeu Bassi Neto. Associated Team: André Barros, Bruno de Oliveira, Caio Bednarski, Leandro Alves, Márcio Stéfani. Responsible Journalist: Vicente Alessi, filho MS SJPESP 4 874. Editorial agreements: Tiempo Motor (Argentina) and Flash de Motor (Venezuela). The copying and/or distribution without previous permission are strictly forbidden.