According to the Brazilian diplomats, the objective is to guarantee the right of developing countries to produce generic drugs.
Author: Agência Brasil
The Brazilian minister of Finance, Guido Mantega, said on this Wednesday that the country’s economy is running strong, the minimum wage had real growth, and social inequalities have decreased.
The forum will be held in the Brazilian federal capital on this Wednesday and Thursday. Participants will discuss Latin America’s role in the challenge of doubling food production by 2050.
On Wednesday and Thursday, Brazilian capital should host the World Agricultural Forum, to discuss the part played by Latin America in the challenge of doubling food production up to 2050.
The director general of the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization, Jacques Diouf, praised the Brazilian program against poverty, which he called an example to the world.
The surplus was a result of US$ 4.003 billion in exports and US$ 3.486 billion in imports.
Data disclosed today by Food Supply Company and Geography and Statistics Institute forecast the country’s largest crop. The former estimates 146.81 million tonnes, and the latter, 145.9 million.
The theme is being discussed, according to the Ministry of Agriculture Coffee Department director, Robério Oliveira. The country should produce 47 million bags of coffee, the largest crop in 10 years
In comparison with April of last year, however, there was growth. In total, 1.13 million units were manufactured in the first four months of 2010, as against 918,400 in the same period of 2009.
The sector posted US$ 9.5 billion in revenues in the first quarter, being US$ 4.1 billion in March alone, the best result ever for the month. Exports, however, dropped by 4.4%.
The surplus was boosted by financial operations, as trade operations generated a deficit. In the accumulated result for the year, the balance is at US$ 5 billion.
Tomorrow, the Ministry of Finance is going to present a stimulus package for Brazilian foreign sales. The proposals include tax breaks and the establishment of an Ex-Im-Bank.
The Brazilian trade balance surplus was US$ 1.283 during the month, as a result of US$ 15.161 billion in exports and US$ 13.878 billion in imports.
The average production index for the first quarter was the best since the third quarter of 2004, according to a survey by the National Confederation of Industries.
