The negative result in the first two weeks reached US$ 983 million, with both exports and imports dropping.
Author: From the Newsroom
A poll with financial institutions conducted by the Brazilian Central Bank indicates higher prices and lower growth than in prior forecasts.
Foreign sales of the sector in 2014 in Brazil grossed US$ 96.75 billion, down 3.2% from 2013.
After staying flat for two days, the commodity’s price has dropped anew, to its lowest in nearly five years.
Conab (National Supply Company) estimates that the 2014/2015 harvest will reach 202 million tons in grain production. Soybean still comes on top in both harvested volume and crop area.
The entertainment and sports enterprise IMX is part of the consortium that manages the Maracanã Stadium in Rio and owns a stake in the Rock in Rio music festival brand.
The index calculated by FAO closed 2014 with a drop of 3.7%. The lone exception was the meat group, which recorded a high of 8.1%.
Brazil shipped 4.1 million tons last year, a 3% increase over 2013. It’s the largest volume ever registered. However, revenues dropped 0.2% in dollar but went up 9% in real.
The country will be an ICC member state as of April 1st. The Arab nation is also adhering to conventions and treaties on transnational organized crime, biological diversity and others.
Output was up 13% year-on-year in Brazil in November, but declined by 1.5% in November from October 2014.
The country sold nearly US$ 3 billion worth of hides and skins to foreign countries last year, up 17% from 2013.
The reduction in the commercialization of cars, utility vehicles, trucks and buses was of 7% in comparison to 2013. A drop of 0.5% over last year is expected in 2015.
According to information from the Brazilian Ministry of Defense, the Arab country showed interest in 24 Super Tucano turboprop, a military aircraft manufactured by Embraer.
The trade balance was at minus US$ 3.93 billion in 2014, the result of US$ 225.1 billion in exports and US$ 229 billion in imports.
