Last year, eight Arab nations purchased, for the first time, from agricultural cooperatives in Paraná. In 2008, sector foreign sales to 114 nations reached almost US$ 1.5 billion.
Author: From the Newsroom
Rio de Janeiro should have a centre of excellence in the Schlumberger network, which has 13 points worldwide, one in Saudi Arabia. Petrobras is negotiating credit of US$ 10 bn with China.
Establishment of the organisation is the result of a memorandum of understanding signed on Thursday by Development minister Miguel Jorge and the deputy prime minister of Libya, Imbarek Ashamikh.
This was the trade balance result of the textile sector in January 2009. Imports reached US$ 66.9 million in textile products, against US$ 19.8 million exported.
Imports of chemical products dropped 55.7% in volume in January. Among the main items are intermediaries for fertilizers.
Dutch company Africa Juice is going to produce fruit juice in Ethiopia and for this reason came to seek new technology in Brazil. The products should be shipped to Asia through Dubai.
The federal government has launched the 1st Export program in the state. The objective is to promote the export culture and help micro, small and medium companies to enter the international market.
The expenses should be by 2013. Most of the funds are going to exploration and production. The company wants to expand production abroad by 8.8% a year.
According to a FAO forecast, biofuels are going to absorb 5% of the global grain production this year.
The Brazilian production of sector products reached 138,379 units in 2008. Exports grew 2.45% in the period and reached 7,230 vehicles.
Over 60 Brazilian companies invested in Fruit Logistica, in Germany. For the next 12 months, the Ibraf and Apex perspective is that another US$ 121 million in business should be generated.
The value is record. The area that received most funds was exploration and production, a total of US$ 11 billion. Investment in the energy and gas sector rose 50%.
Foreign sales of the sector totalled US$ 4.15 billion in January. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, the reduction in prices of the main commodities traded by Brazil had a great influence.
Two companies from Paraíba started exporting to Japan clothes made out of the fibre that is naturally coloured. The variety was developed by Embrapa and exists in green, brown, saphire and ruby.
