The Southern Brazilian Dairy Alliance presented yesterday (January 4) to the Secretary of Agriculture of Santa Catarina, Valdir Colatto, a plan to stimulate the dairy chain in the state, which is the fourth largest producer in the country. The strategy involves improvements in logistics, reduction of activity costs and qualification of producers.
The general coordinator of the alliance, Airton Spies, states that, with the stagnation of national production and the lack of competitiveness in the foreign market, the segment is going through a difficult time. “The domestic market alone does not allow us to grow. We need to export”, he said. The entity wants to expand the consumer market by including powdered milk, whey powder, cheese and butter in its export list.
Colatto promised that the government will provide all necessary support to remove the obstacles. “With the neighboring states, Rio Grande do Sul and Paraná, we will seek to include milk in the export list of the South of the country”, he stated.
In Santa Catarina, milk production directly involves 70 thousand families. Of this total, 24 thousand supply the product to more than 130 industrial units installed in the state.
Currently, of the 15 Brazilian municipalities that produce the most milk per square kilometer, ten are in Santa Catarina: São João do Oeste, Tunápolis, Nova Erechim, Marema, Braço do Norte, Princesa, Cunhataí, Iporã do Oeste, Santa Helena and Itapiranga.
Source: Jornal – Valor Econômico