TO December 2024the Credit portfolio to the agricultural sector It was 127,220 million pesos, representing 10.6 % of the total commercial credits granted in the financial system, according to a report by the Superintendency of Banks (SB).
Only five crops They concentrated the 26 % of financial support granted during that period, of 33,106.1 million pesos: Cocoa, rice, bananascoffee and avocados, showing the important promotion they have compared to other agricultural items.
He cocoa (12,759.9 million) and the rice (11,903.0 million pesos) concentrated the greatest amounts, motivated by the export vocation of the first and the high demand of the second within the domestic market, as an essential part of the Dominican diet.
Composition
Last year, the Agricultural portfolio It was destined to Two major segments:
- He Agroindustrial and Agricultural Commerce (with 53,053 million pesos), and
- That of agricultural and livestock production (with 74,167 million pesos).
Within these lines, the Large companies -That include a Free zoneslarge importing debtors and exporters, as well as corporate clients- covered 42.3 % of the total of the Agricultural portfolio.
The microenterprises They were in second place, with 24.9 % of the total received. 17.5 % were allocated to natural persons with commercial credits for agricultural purposes, while 15.3 % of the portfolio was destined for small and medium enterprises, among other types of clients.
