This information was disclosed yesterday by the executive director at the Brazilian Beef Industry and Exporters Association, Antonio Jorge Camardelli. For him, the Arab countries should surpass the European Union as the main importing bloc within two to three years. Currently Egypt, Algeria and Saudi Arabia are already amongst the main buying countries of Brazilian cattle beef.
Author: Mark Ament
The Libyan government is interested in an irrigation project in Baixio do Irecê, in the São Francisco River Valley, in northeastern Brazil, and has signed an agreement with construction company Norberto Odebrecht to check the possibility of the business. The project involves the construction of 100 kilometres of channels and may result in the generation of 180,000 jobs. There is potential for the sowing of sugarcane, bananas for export, tropical fruit and grapes.
The event took place in the city of Ribeirão Preto, in the interior of the southeastern Brazilian state of São Paulo. For farmers, the enactment of the Kyoto protocol and the increase of oil prices make it necessary to find alternative fuels, and ethanol is an accessible option.
Lafico, the company that takes care of the Libyan government investment abroad, is studying the establishment of a holding to prospect and administer business in the country. The state-owned company has already shown interest in applying funds in irrigation projects in the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia and signed an accord with construction company Norberto Odebrecht for the execution of a viability study regarding the enterprise.
Agência Brasil Brasília – Yesterday the ministers of Agriculture of Brazil, Roberto Rodrigues, and India, Sharad Pawar, met in Brasilia to discuss their experience in agriculture and sign specific agreements on the importation of zebu embryos from India (which will increase genetic diversity in Brazil) and the export of Brazilian sugar and sugarcane-based fuel and
Brazilian fishery Gomes da Costa, a traditional producer of canned tuna and preserves, recently started selling to the region. The first destination was Palestine, the next shall be Libya. The company expects that in three years the Arab countries will be consuming 20% of their exports.
Brazilian carmaker foreign sales generated US$ 5.07 billion in the first half, an increase of 36.6% in comparison to the same period last year. According to the president of the Anfavea, Rogelio Golfarb, the shipments caused an increase in production, which reached 1.202 million cars, light commercial vehicles, lorries and buses.
Maringá Soldas has already shipped cylinder heads for tractors to the Arab country twice and will ship again this month. The Arab market offers a great potential to the sector, stated Cássia Imai, a company director who also sells to the United Arab Emirates and Syria. In November, the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (CCAB) is going to promote Brazilian company participation in Saudi Motorshow, a sector fair that takes place in Saudi Arabia.
The period for the USA to end the benefits they give to their exporters ended on July 1st. Based on this, Brazil asked the WTO for authorization to retaliate, but has also given more time for the US government to take the necessary measures to reduce the subsidies.
