Meeting with the president, meeting of the Agricultural Advisory Council. First of all, I also want to express my solidarity with the Minister of Agriculture and Livestock, whose mother is in a delicate state of health. So, as part of the results of this meeting, we are sharing with the trade associations today. This is an institutional forum established for the formulation of public policies and the discussion of current issues between the established trade associations within the country and the government, in this case, the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock. In this sense, a central topic that we have addressed was the presentation of the effects that El Niño can bring, both the effects of heavy rainfall, which can have a positive impact on yields in some high-altitude areas, and also the difficulties it can cause in low-lying areas, both in agriculture and livestock farming . Then it moved on to a very pleasant dialogue with the president. We truly appreciate the president's openness to discussing various topics that the unions have brought up and included on their agendas. So, in this regard, we will now give the floor to the representatives, the presidents of the unions, so they can communicate the topics they were able to discuss with the president, as well as the topics that remain for the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock to address this month and schedule a new meeting, which is tentatively set for the first days of September. This communication is precisely what brings us here today. So, I would like to give the floor to the president of the Union of Production Unions, Mr. Héctor Cristaldo. Good morning everyone. Well, for us, the process of institutional relations between the public and private sectors through the Agricultural Advisory Council is a source of satisfaction. It is the instance where the field works in coordination with the public sector and this process must be strengthened and given more momentum. In that sense, the president's presence points to that. And for us, we have internal and external challenges to face, and we Paraguayans must face them together, especially the actors in the public sector with the actors in the private sector. Together we will be able to better solve the problems that lie ahead. And one of those issues is the challenge that the child brings, which the Ministry of Agriculture has a very clear understanding of. Producers are used to dealing with the weather and things we can't control, but the idea is to work together and anticipate problems before they happen. Prevention is better than cure, it's an old saying and well, that's the line we're on and we're going to continue working together. Thank you so much. Forward. Yes, go ahead. Good morning everyone. Well, we also extend our solidarity to Minister Carlos Giménez. Hey, lots of strength to him and his family. Eh, as the president of the UGP Teto said, we really celebrated this meeting, the reactivation of the Agrarian Advisory Council. In such a way that it allows us to outline preventive tasks for the entire productive sector. Well, all of us from the productive sector were there, and we also made ourselves available to the government, from the Rural Association in this case, for joint work with the Armed Forces and the National Emergency Secretariat. We know that the El Niño phenomenon, which is the main point we came to discuss, usually leads to the isolation of communities and producers. So, we need to develop a strategy together to minimize the impact. We celebrate this meeting and its opening, because we always say that collaboration between the public and private sectors ultimately benefits the entire country. We also discussed other specific topics, right? I'm very happy with the meeting and well, let's continue working together. Thank you so much. Thank you, Mr. President. Well. Who's next? Fabio. Thank you so much. Yes, good morning. I am Fabián Pereira, president of the Paraguayan Seed Producers Association and also a member of the Union of Production Guilds. For us, it is a great satisfaction to be here, summoned by the President of the Republic, to talk about the true engine that drives the Paraguayan economy, which is Paraguayan agriculture. We really saw the implications of what a child would be like, what is coming, what the effect it could have and the benefits it could also have for the national economy. We know well that soybean cultivation is the main crop and the main engine for the development of a great nation like Paraguay, and we also have to manage the implications for other crops. What better way to do this than to be together in this agricultural advisory council to bring the different alternatives, concerns, and benefits that will also come so that the sector and Paraguay can benefit from an exceptionally good national production. The president familiarized himself with many of the important points for strengthening the agricultural sector, giving many people the opportunity to join this productive endeavor, and ensuring that this campaign is a huge benefit in continuing to build a productive nation, a different nation, and one that continues to trust in Paraguayan agriculture. Thank you very much, Fabián. President of Fecoprod. Good [clearing] morning. We had a really good meeting of the Agricultural Advisory Council here, even with the president present. Um, we are glad that we can have this space for uh, dialogue between the public and private sectors because we know that if we want to have real and good economic development, we have to talk honestly, we have even already set a date for the next meeting. Well, there are many things that can be discussed and taken into account for the better development of our country. In this case we talked a lot about the phenomenon, the adverse effects, and also about taking advantage of all the positive things we can have when there is enough water for our crops. Thank you so much. Well, good morning. José Berea, president of Capeco, vice president of UGP. We truly celebrate this gathering, especially since it was presided over by the president of the nation. Our solidarity is also with Minister Jiménez, and we wish him and his family all the best. And we are truly happy to be called back to this Agricultural Advisory Council, which hadn't been around for a long time . So I thought, hopefully from now on, with this union of associations that we have, and all united, I think we can strengthen this council as we did in the past, and we want to continue doing so. So we appreciate the invitation and we are looking forward to it. As my colleagues have said, the current situation brings new challenges, it always brings challenges, and working on prevention seems very appropriate, especially in riverine areas, in everything that can affect human well-being, like high water levels. Regarding production, the El Niño season, or when this phenomenon occurs, usually brings good agricultural seasons to our entire eastern region, especially. So, if this year we reached 12.5 million tons of soybeans and 6.5 million tons of corn, I believe that with El Niño we can even improve these performances and achieve our short-term and immediate goals of reaching 15 million tons of soybeans and 10 million tons of corn. We hope that these favorable El Niño conditions will help us get closer to that goal, so thank you very much. Many thanks to all the union representatives for attending this meeting. On behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock ( MAG), we also want to add that MAG has a climate risk management department. We have meteorological stations that are distributed throughout the country and strengthened by the professional capabilities and high levels of training of our professionals in climate issues. We are already publicly publishing weekly information bulletins, and this will be expanded over time until the end of the year. In this way, we want to make known this action that MAG is already taking within the campaign to mitigate the effects of El Niño. Thank you so much. Thank you all very much. Well, it is the institutional instance of dialogue between the public and private sectors that is being sought to strengthen and energize, and the focus today in today's meeting was on what the El Niño phenomenon means, what threats it may pose, and what opportunities it may offer. So, we know, as already stated, that when there is rain there is production, as long as it is not excessive. A better scenario than drought. Now the work that is proposed is one of prevention, anticipating problems and working together to minimize the negative impact it may have and start raising awareness throughout the productive sector of the tasks we have to face together to overcome the difficulty that the child may generate. That's the general theme, and there are many topics on the agenda that will be addressed in the upcoming meetings related to Paraguay's development. And what types of products might be at risk, also taking into account the season? Well, we're dealing with the fruit and vegetable sector, which suddenly has complications, especially due to infrastructure problems, roads, bridges, and these are perishable products that ca n't wait a long time to get to market. Afterwards, the rice sector that works in the low-lying fields may have difficulties due to excess water. And the rest of us who do agriculture in the high fields have fewer complications except for managing the crop at some point when it is necessary to apply some product or take care of the plant and we cannot enter. But in general, the infrastructure problem affects everyone. Crop management varies according to each activity, and livestock farming in general also has its advantages. If there is moisture, there is good pasture, but there is the risk that establishments near the river, if there is a flood, are left without a dry place where the animals can sleep, and that also generates a decrease in productivity that can have an impact. So, those are the more specific challenges that we have to face and work on together. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, gentlemen. Thank you so much. Very good. Thank you, José. Thank you.