Shipments of agricultural products generated US$ 7.2 billion in May. In the accumulated result for the year, foreign sales reached US$ 28 billion, according to the Ministry of Agriculture.
Author: From the Newsroom
Sales of Brazilian beef totalled US$ 447 million. Shipments totalled 175,000 tonnes, growth of 11% over May 2009. In the year, exports total almost US$ 2 billion.
Brazilian sales totalled 2.4 million bags in the month. Since the start of the crop year, the country posted US$ 4.5 billion in revenues from shipment of 29.28 million bags.
The coexistence of Arab-Muslim women and Brazilian culture is the subject of a lecture due Monday (7th) at the Art Gallery of the city of São Bernardo do Campo.
Six laboratories of the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture are going to receive US$ 25 million in 2010. The labs conduct analyses of products of animal and vegetable origin.
Conceito Brazil will start promoting events held by the IFP group in Qatar, Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq. The enterprise already represents events in Saudi Arabia.
Química & Petroquímica exhibition is due June 21st to 24th at Anhembi, in the capital of São Paulo. It should be attended by suppliers of the segment and 12,000 buyers from 15 countries.
From June 24 to July 6, the Icarabe and the Ministry of Culture of Egypt should bring nine movies to São Paulo. The classics show the history of Arab cinema and celebrate 130 years of immigration.
The business salon at Fashion Rio received importers from 13 different countries, among them Lebanon. The event brought together 253 women’s, men’s , and children’s brands from all over Brazil.
Foreign tourists visiting Brazil may receive tourist data on their cellular phones at the country’s main international airports. The service, a government initiative, will be available in 13 cities.
The meetings held at trade fair Hospitalar, in the city of São Paulo, brought together 21 buyers from 13 countries. The sales should take place over the next 12 months.
The Brazilian stand at Beautyworld Middle East, a fair that began on Tuesday, in Dubai, received the president of the Board of Business of the Emirates. Hair products were the highlight.
The Brazilian mining company sold a 30% minority stake in Vale Oman Pelletizing Company to Oman Oil Company, the country’s oil company. The sale generated US$ 125 million.
Emirates Hotels & Resorts won the Tourism for Tomorrow Award, granted by the World Travel & Tourism Council to companies that dedicate themselves to sustainable tourism.
