Brazilian exports of ground and milled coffee to Saudi Arabia grew 316% in volume and 291.8% in revenues in the first quarter this year, compared with the same period in 2007. The Arab country was the 12th largest buyer of coffee sold under Brazilian brands in foreign countries.
Author: Gabriel Kawamura Pomerancblum
The Brazilian Export and Investment Promotion Agency launched a programme to encourage foreign sales by small- and medium-sized industries through foreign trade companies. The United Arab Emirates are one of five strategic markets. The actions should follow the model of the business mission to North Africa, promoted in partnership with the Arab Brazilian Chamber in 2007.
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development will take place until the 25th in Accra, capital of Ghana. Presidents, ministers, diplomats, technicians and civil society representatives are going to discuss current subjects, such as the turbulence in the international financial market and the high price of commodities.
The Middle East was the region that bought the most chicken from Brazil in the first quarter this year. Revenues totalled US$ 476 million. Total volume was 282,000 tonnes, growth of 21%. The Brazilians benefited from decreased competitiveness of other exporter countries.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Brazilian exports of plastic resins grew 10.35% in the month of March compared with February this year, having totalled 70,000 tonnes. The information was disclosed by the press office at the Brazilian Chemical Industry Association (Abiquim). Imports of thermoplastic resins, on the other hand, decreased 3.8%, totalling 88,100 tonnes.
Agência Brasil* São Paulo – The next sugarcane crop (2008/2009) should be the largest in the history of Brazil, totalling 498.1 million tonnes harvested. The estimate was disclosed today (17th) by the São Paulo Sugarcane Agroindustry Union (Unica). According to projections by the organisation, the crop that initiated this month is going to be 16%
Agência CNI* Florianópolis – Employment level in the industry of the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina, with three consecutive months of expansion, grew 1.5% in the accumulated result for January to March 2008. The 354 medium- and large-sized industries surveyed in the state by the Federation of Industries of the State of Santa Catarina
Imported brands BMW, Ferrari, Kia Motors, Maserati, Porsche and Ssangyong increased their sales in the wholesale market by 200.11% in Brazil in the first quarter this year, compared with the same period in 2007. A total of 5,345 units were sold. By the end of this year, they should be 22,000.
The company wants to go beyond oil exploration and refining and to invest more in refining abroad. A total of US$ 15 billion is going to be spent on the project by 2012. The oil giant is also seeking opportunities in the Arab market.
Alexandre Rocha, special envoy*alexandre.rocha@anba.com.br Rio de Janeiro – The international director at Brazilian oil company Petrobras, Jorge Zelada, would not comment on the impact of the news disclosed yesterday by the director general at the National Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuel Agency (ANP), Haroldo Lima, that the state-owned company would have discovered another huge oil
