Brazilian agribusiness shipped 1 million tonnes of wheat to Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Sudan, and Egypt from January to April this year. The region accounted for almost half of Brazilian exports of the cereal in the period.
Author: Isaura Daniel
Isaura Daniel
A journalist with a degree from Unisinos and experience in economy and finance, she has been responsible for international coverages and amassed eight journalism prizes.
The Arab countries bought USD 5.2 billion in Brazilian products year to date through April. High commodity prices drove the results up, but Brazil has also shipped larger volumes of soybeans, maize and wheat to the region.
Date Crown will have a stand in the trade show Natural Tech that will take place in São Paulo in June. The company says this will be an opportunity for prospecting customers and inform Brazilians on the consumption of dates.
In a seminar in São Paulo, the Arab Brazilian Chamber presented to Jordanian exporters areas where there is room for the supply of food to increase. Jordan has an agricultural production that ranges from vegetables to dates.
The president of the Jordan Dates Association presented an overview of fruit production in Jordan this Wednesday (18) at a seminar at the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce headquarters.
In March, the Egyptian prime minister issued a series of decrees to facilitate and encourage investments in sustainability, technology, innovation, and research.
On behalf of the Organization of Brazilian Cooperatives, the executive director of FecoAgro-RS, Sergio Feltraco, discussed cooperation with Egyptian and Jordanian cooperatives representatives. He participated in the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture’s mission to the region.
The Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation president, Celso Moretti, discussed the matter on a trip to Morocco, where he participated in a mission by the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture. The goal is to cooperate in food and soil security.
Business delegation that is part of the mission of the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture to the Arab country had meetings in Rabat with the local private sector and asked for help to cut poultry import tariffs. The tax is now 40% for processed poultry and 100% for frozen poultry products.
The company’s president received the Brazilian minister of Agriculture in a meeting this Thursday (12) in Rabat and informed a plant would be opened in Brazil. The facility will be located in the state of Maranhão and will produce phosphate byproducts.
In meetings with authorities in Egypt this week, Brazilian minister Marcos Montes suggested increasing and simplifying Egyptian licenses to meatpacking plants in Brazil in order to increase supply as a way to deal with the surging prices.
The Brazilian Minister of Agriculture was received by Egyptian authorities this Tuesday (10) and discussed the supply of fertilizers and food prices.
The Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation signed a memorandum of understanding with Egypt’s Agricultural Research Center for cooperation in areas such as climate change and water management.
In a seminar held by the Arab Brazilian Chamber in Cairo, the Brazilian Agriculture Ministry presented growth prospects for Brazil as a global food supplier and Egypt’s relevant role as a fertilizer supplier to Brazil.
