Judicial recoveries in Brazilian agribusiness reached 389 requests in the first quarter of this year, revealing a 44.6% jump over the same period of 2024 and up 21.5% compared to the last quarter of last year, according to data released on Tuesday (15) by Serasa Experian.
Rural producers who act as individuals pulled the discharge with 195 requests – 39.2% advance over the previous quarter (140) and significant 83.9% compared to 106 requests registered in the first quarter of 2024. The category includes vulnerable profiles such as lender or producers without formal possession of the land, which face greater difficulty access to credit and lower operation margins.
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“This discharge reflects a more challenging financial moment, marked by commodity prices and a more careful credit offer,” says Marcelo Pimenta, Head of Agribusiness of Serasa Experian. “Many producers face high costs, long deadlines to receive, increasing requirement of guarantees and difficulty rolling debt.”
Even with the advancement, Pimenta points out that the requests represent a slice still small before the universe of 1.4 million producers who have taken credit in the last two years.
Among the legal entity, 113 requests were registered in the first quarter of this year, compared to 110 in the previous quarter and 86 in the same period of 2024 – annual discharge of 31%. The survey points out that the cattle breeding sectors (42 requests) and soybean cultivation (59) concentrate most of the demands.
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Already the companies in the agro -industrial chain accounted for 81 requests for judicial recovery between January and March, number 15.7% higher than the previous quarter (70) and 5.1% above the total of one year before (77).
Serasa also highlights the use of agro score, a predictive tool that allows to map signs of financial instability in advance, enabling safer credit decisions. “Models like this mitigate risks and favor the sustainability of rural credit,” concludes Pimenta.
