Brazil shipped the equivalent of US$ 717 million, up 1.4% from the same month last year.
Author: From the Newsroom
The FAO index was down 1% from September to October, and down 8% year-to-date from the same period in 2011.
In Brasília, the Brazilian president received Yemeni journalist Tawakkol Karman, winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize. She said Brazil can help her country in food security and other areas.
Brazil shipped 2.87 million bags of the product in October, down 9.5% from the same month last year.
MC Swat, from Benghazi, became known for his song about the Libyan revolution that overthrew dictator Muammar Gaddafi. He will perform on Wednesday at Morro de Santa Teresa, in Rio de Janeiro.
International flow was up 4% despite the economic crisis, and the two Arab Spring countries were highlights in Africa and the Middle East.
Brasil Foods will make protein ingredients from milk whey in partnership with company Carbery in Brazil. The goal is to take advantage of the serum that originates from cheese manufacturing.
A representative of the institution’s Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency will travel to Iraq, Jordan and Palestine to discuss investment opportunities in these countries.
A partnership Brazil’s ATG and the technology subsidiary of NYSE Euronext will offer a computerized over-the-counter market, in which assets are traded electronically outside the stock exchange.
Brazilian sugar and ethanol giant acquires controlling stake in one of the USA’s major biofuels trading companies. The Brazil-based company’s goal is to internationalize its ethanol business.
Tawadros II was chosen this Sunday in Cairo to take the place of Shenouda III, dead last March.
A match between teams led by Ronaldo and Zidane will take place in Porto Alegre on December 19th as a fundraiser for African and Brazilian social projects.
The Brazilian steel company signed a protocol with the Rio Grande do Sul state government last week to expand a manufacturing unit in Sapucaia do Sul.
Foreign sales amounted to US$ 21.8 billion in October, down 10.6% from the October 2011. Only the shipments to the Middle East and Eastern Europe have increased.
