Gulfood, a fair in the food sector, ended in the emirate on Thursday. Brazilians praised the event. The fruit sector closed with US$ 8.5 million in business. Samples were donated to charity.
Author: Alexandre Rocha
This is the case with companies Ruette Spices, Agro Food and with slaughterhouses. Intense movement may be identified among Brazilian exporters. The fair ends on Thursday.
The structure in Riyahd should grant support to Brazilian companies seeking business in the country. At Gulfood, in Dubai, exhibitors in Brazil are enthused with the movement.
Economising energy and water, as well as job generation, should guide business in the region in coming years, according to Edmond O’Sullivan, the chairman at MEED, a media and market research company.
After a ‘boom’ last decade, Brazilian sector sales dropped and many companies abandoned the foreign market. A project plans to return to business and five Arab nations are targeted.
This statement was made by the Minister of Trade of the Emirates, Lubna Al Qasimi, in the first day of the Gulfood, a fair in the sector in Dubai. The heated market seeks more suppliers, like Ecuador.
According to Gulfood director Mark Napier, the interest for dishes from the region has grown at the food sector fair to begin on Monday, in Dubai. Brazil will have over 50 exhibitors at the fair.
At the food sector fair in Dubai, the companies in the Apex mission to the Middle East plan to close deals with businessmen participating in the roundtables in Jeddah and the Emirates.
Companies participating in the Apex delegation to the region received orders for doors, as is the case with Adami, or left with advanced negotiations, as is the case with Somopar, in furniture.
Businessmen from Dubai are interested in expanding purchases from Brazil, but competition is strong and the value of products is essential. ‘The Brazil cost is heavy’, says an executive.
A seminar promoted in the emirate showed the regulatory framework and projects in the country. The meeting is part of the programme of the Brazilian delegation to the Middle East.
A Brazilian trade delegation participated in meetings with local businessmen in Jeddah. The event promises new export contracts.
Brazilian and Saudi organisations signed an agreement for promotion of bilateral business. The city on the Red Sea has a heated real estate sector.
The delegation organized by the Apex should take 30 companies to business roundtables in Saudi Arabia and the Emirates. Also, some 10 projects in Brazil will be presented to investors.
