The amount was recorded in October, when foreign sales of the Brazilian product saw a 59% increase in comparison with the same month of last year. A total of 313,000 tonnes were shipped, representing an increase of 21%. From January to October, the Middle East was the leading buyer.
Author: Gabriel Kawamura Pomerancblum
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – The Algerian minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Said Barkat, met this weekend, in the northeastern Brazilian state of Pernambuco, with the head of the semiarid unit at the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa), Pedro Gama. According to the advisor to the foreign relations secretariat at the Brazilian Ministry
Agência Brasil* Brasília – The Brazilian balance of trade has reached a surplus of US$ 736 million in the month of November, with imports at US$ 3.505 billion and exports at US$ 4.241 bilhões. According to data supplied by the Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade, in the second week of the month,
The country will be the first to be visited by the Brazilian construction sector delegation that will be in the Gulf in the second half of the current month. According to the Brazilian ambassador in the country, Mario Roiter, this is a good moment for the mission to go to Kuwait, due to the good phase that the local economy is experiencing, driven by the price of oil.
The ambassador of Kuwait in the Brazilian capital Brasília, Waleed Al-Kandari, is going to recommend resort Costão do Santinho, in the capital of the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina, to travel agencies in his country. The aim is for the destination to be included in travel packages. The diplomat, who spent three days in the state to assess its potential, is now willing to get acquainted with the Brazilian Northeast.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – The Algerian minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Said Barkat, paid a visit today (9th), in the Brazilian capital Brasília, to the vegetables unit of the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa). According to the press office at the organisation, he was welcomed by the head at the centre, José
Joint prognosis by the National Food Supply Company and the Brazilian Institute for Geography and Statistics forecasts a harvest of 28.44 million tonnes for the 2007/2008 crop in the southern Brazilian state. Second in the ranking is the state of Mato Grosso (MW), and third is the state of Rio Grande do Sul (S).
The company sold 37.8 million pairs of shoes in the third quarter of this year, an increase of 10.5% over the same period of 2006. Exports totalled 7.6 million from July to September, 25.8% more than in the same months of last year.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer is going to participate, from November 11th to 15th, in the Dubai Air Show, a fair for the aviation sector held in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. The exhibition takes place in the Dubai International Airport. According to a press release issued
The Brazilian manufacturer of electric engines is negotiating with Kuwait Oil Company (KOC), a subsidiary of the largest petroleum corporation in the Arab country. Exports from Weg to Kuwait started this year, when the company closed a deal with a local distributor.
The Qatari ambassador to Brazil, Jamal Al Buder, believes that the visit of a Brazilian delegation to the Arab country, to take place this month, will help Brazilians to become familiar with local market needs. The mission, promoted by the Brazilian Export and Investment Promotion Agency and the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce, is turned to the construction sector, and should also include Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates.
