By Brazil Stock Guide – Brazil’s development bank BNDES said it has made an additional R$15.3 billion ($2.7 billion) available for rural credit operations under the 2025–2026 Plano Safra, strengthening financing for agribusiness and family farming across the country.
The new allocation was announced on Tuesday (13) and is split between R$10.4 billion for commercial agriculture and R$4.9 billion for family farming. With the latest release, the amount of resources still available through federal agricultural programs operated by BNDES totals R$20.1 billion, with a deadline for use through June 2026.
BNDES President Aloizio Mercadante said the move reinforces the bank’s strategic role in supporting Brazil’s agricultural sector under President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s administration. “With the new release of resources for the 2025/26 Plano Safra, BNDES reaffirms its strategic role in supporting Brazilian agribusiness. These are funds to support both small and medium-sized producers as well as commercial agriculture. Credit for investment, innovation and sustainability, strengthening food production and allowing the sector to continue as one of the main drivers of the country’s development,” Mercadante said.
The funds can be used by rural producers, cooperatives and family farmers for working capital and investment purposes, including expanding production, purchasing machinery and equipment, storage projects and innovation initiatives. Lending is carried out indirectly through BNDES-accredited financial institutions.
During the current 2025–2026 Plano Safra cycle, BNDES has already approved R$26.4 billion under federal agricultural programs, supporting more than 105,000 credit operations. In addition to these programs, the bank also offers proprietary credit solutions to ensure year-round financing for the agricultural sector, including BNDES Rural Credit, which has approved R$4.4 billion in operations in the current crop year.
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