Brazilian cotton exports generated US$ 10.8 million in the period from January to August. Morocco was the main buyer in the region.
Author: Isaura Daniel
Brazilian imports of fertilizers grew 45% this year and reached 12.8 million tonnes. The cultivation of the second crop and higher commodity prices favour purchases.
Chemtech, in Siemens group, offers process optimisation for the oil and gas industry and has an employee in Abu Dhabi. By September next year, the team should exceed 20 people.
Representatives of 12 African countries will take a course at the Itamaraty Palace in Rio. The aim is to establish closer ties between African and Brazilian diplomacy. Sudan will participate.
Company Enalta, from São Paulo, produces equipment for control of sugarcane cutting on Case IH cutters, used in the African country. The equipment optimizes crops.
Foreign ministry is expanding its travelling consular missions, offering services outside the diplomatic offices. The missions already take place in Palestine and now should occur in the Emirates too.
The Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation unit in Passo Fundo suggests the region only plant higher quality wheat. The idea is under discussion with farmers and aims to ease export operations.
Director and scriptwriter Gilmar Rodrigues should work on a long movie about the daily life of a Palestinian football team. A promotional short movie will be shown in São Paulo this week.
Conscre, the area council at the São Paulo Legislative Assembly, should celebrate 14 personalities of different origins for their activities in 2010. Paulo Skaf will be the Arab personality.
Women from the tourist city of Bonito work on handicraft inspired on the nature that surrounds them. They range from towels to handbags embroidered with fish and plants. They already export to Europe.
Foreigners account for 5% of planted area in the state’s current grain crop, according to local institute Imea. Weather, technology, fertile land and good soy prices attract businessmen from abroad.
The Ministry of Agriculture issued a normative instruction for sales of sardines, imported or domestic, in the country, and for exports as well. Brazil does trade in this area with the Arab world.
The Brazilian company, a maker of agricultural equipment, plans to start importing tractors from Argentina. Later it should begin assembling and producing in Brazil. The plan includes exports.
Importers from Bahrain, Egypt and Qatar have already confirmed participation in business roundtables at the 45th Abras Convention, to take place in Campinas in September.

