Exports from Brazil to the region totalled US$ 36.4 million in 2008. The increase countered a trend of decrease in total shipments. Another highlight was the performance in sales to Italy.
Author: From the Newsroom
Brazil imported US$ 35.1 billion in chemical products in 2008, growth of 46.6% over 2007. Exports grew 11.3% and totalled US$ 11.9 billion.
Revenues from foreign sales in 2008 were 14% lower than in 2007. The industry expects trouble in 2009 because of the international crisis.
State-owned company produced an average of 2,175,896 oil barrels/day in the country in 2008. Added to extraction abroad, the volume rises to nearly 2.4 million barrels.
One of the main postcards of Brazil, Iguaçu National Park received 616,900 visitors in 2008, which represents growth of 2.7% when compared to 2007.
The sector grew 4% in Brazil in 2008, but ran a trade deficit of US$ 2 billion. Businessmen want to expand sales to new markets, such as the Arab countries and Africa.
The region was the leading market for the sector in 2008. Exports to Middle Eastern countries totalled 1.1 million tonnes, growth of 13% over 2007. Sales totalled US$ 1.9 billion, growth of 46%.
The estimate for the next world grain crop, disclosed yesterday by the United States Department of Agriculture, is of 2.24 billion tonnes. Brazil answers to 6.2% of that total.
The annual clearance sale lasts one month and involves a large share of the emirate’s retail sector, as well as hotels and airlines. Last year, consumers spent US$ 2.7 billion during the period.
Sector exports in 2008 guaranteed growth of US$ 13.4 billion as against 2007, growth of 23%. The agribusiness trade balance surplus also reached a record high, at US$ 60 billion.
The production, sold at the 12th National Petroleum Agency biodiesel auction, should start in the following weeks, within the schedule of entry into operation of the Montes Claros Biodiesel Plant.
The estimate for 2008 is by e-bit, a consultancy specialized in the area. There was growth of 30% over the previous year. Christmas was the period with greatest sales.
The federal government stamp should allow consumers to identify organic products on supermarket shelves. It should be implemented up to July, according to the Ministry of Agriculture.
The figure is an annual record. There were 9.3 million visitors from Brazil and 1.7 million foreigners. The city posted US$ 3.5 billion in tourism revenues and hotel occupancy averaged at 68.5%.
