The midwestern Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul was the Brazilian state whose exports to the League of Arab States grew most in the first quarter of this year. Sales rose from US$ 16 million, from January to March 2007, to US$ 45 million this year. The state sold to 11 countries in the region.
Author: Mark Ament
Trade totalled 248,900 cars and light commercial vehicles in the country in April this year. The volume is a monthly record. In the first quarter of the year, sales totalled 866,400 units, up 35.61%. Sales of vehicles in general, from motorbikes to road equipment reached 1.54 million units.
The new company, to produce Philadelphia branded cheese in Curitiba, in the state of Paraná (S Brazil), is the result of investment of 30 million Brazilian reals (US$ 17.8 million). Revenues in the first year of activities are expected to reach 40 million reals (US$ 23.7 million).
Trade totalled 248,900 cars and light commercial vehicles in the country in April this year. The volume is a monthly record. In the first quarter of the year, sales totalled 866,400 units, up 35.61%. Sales of vehicles in general, from motorbikes to road equipment reached 1.54 million units.
The city, situated on the banks of the Nile, attracts crowds of European tourists, including celebrities like former president Jacques Chirac. The site, famous for its landscapes and history, also served as inspiration for one of the novels by Agatha Christie.
The company, the Brazilian leader in the flat steel sector, had net income of 3.6 billion Brazilian reals (US$ 2.1 billion) between January and March this year. Growth was 7% as against the same months in 2007. The performance in the domestic market boosted sales. There was a reduction in exports.
Article ‘The food that sprouts in the drought’, by Isaura Daniel, is one of the three finalists in the Internet category of the journalism award. This is the third time that the agency is one of the finalists of the award. In 2007, it won with article ‘The race for the perfect chicken’.
A study by the National Food Supply Company shows that this year Brazil should produce up to 631 million tonnes of sugarcane, which should result in the production of at least 26.4 billion litres of alcohol.
Brazilian producers posted revenues of US$ 4.3 million with pepper exports to the Arab countries in the first quarter of this year. The growth over the same period in 2007 was 490%. The main supplier was the state of Pará, a large pepper producer in Brazil.
The Ministry of Agriculture itinerary also includes Iran. The trip should take place in June, but next week there should be a meeting in São Paulo with the companies interested in participating.
Foreign sales of industrial producers from the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul reached US$ 3.19 billion in the first quarter of this year, with growth well above the national average, 12%. The sector that presented the best performance abroad in the period was food and beverages.
The Brazilian hospital should have the first training centre in the area in Latin America. The institution is a pioneer in the use of the Da Vinci robot, operated by the surgeon from a distance, and the intention is to train 450 professionals by the end of the year.
Micro and small companies in the state of Rio de Janeiro posted revenues of 4.4 billion in the month of February. There was real growth of 8.6% over the same month in 2007, according to the Brazilian Micro and Small Business Support Service. The service sector generated the greatest growth.
Sales to the Middle East and North Africa reached US$ 196.2 million in the first quarter. The increase was greater than that of total Paraná state exports, which grew 28% in the period.
