The most recent study by the National Food Supply Company (Conab) points at a crop of almost 120 million tonnes in the 2005/2006 harvest. The growth was caused by productivity gains, as the cultivated area reduced.
Author: Mark Ament
Ortal, a company from the city of Mossoró, in the northeastern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Norte, exports 80% of its carnauba wax production. Among the buyers are the United States, Germany, Japan and Egypt. The objective, now, is to expand sales among the Arab countries.
The country is going to receive investment of US$ 199 billion in the sector in the next five years. Most of the funds will come from Brazilian oil giant Petrobras, according to forecasts made at the opening of Rio Oil & Gas, the largest fair in the oil and gas sector in Latin America, which began today in Rio de Janeiro.
Ten initiatives geared at improving living conditions in cities, neighbourhoods and communities in Brazil have been nominated for Dubai International Award, promoted by the city in the United Arab Emirates in partnership with the United Nations (UN). A total of 703 projects from 88 countries are running.
Foreign sales of cattle beef rose to US$ 403.26 million in the month, an increase of 18% when compared to the same period last year. Shipment totalled 248,290 tonnes, 6.7% more than in August 2005.
The 13th edition of Rio Oil & Gas is scheduled to begin today. A total of 30,000 visitors are expected. Apart from the exhibition, with stands from 14 countries, there will also be a conference about the challenges of Brazilian self-sufficiency in oil.
Eight businessmen from the Arab country are scheduled to arrive in Brazil tomorrow after business opportunities in the food, furniture, packaging, wood, metal, garments and vehicle sectors. On Wednesday and Thursday they are going to participate in business roundtables with Brazilian businessmen at the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce.
Sugar and alcohol sector companies from the city of Ribeirão Preto, Sertãozinho and Piracicaba, in the interior of the southeastern Brazilian state of São Paulo, are going to participate in a foreign-market training project. Led by the Brazilian Export and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex), the program also forecasts market prospecting and business roundtables with sector importers.
Agência Brasil* Rio de Janeiro – Brazilian industrial production grew 3.2% in July when compared to the same month last year. When compared to June, the growth was 0.6%, after a reduction of 1.3% from May to June. In the first seven months of the year, the increase was 2.7% as against the same period
Madepar, from the Southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina, ships about five thousand doors per year to Jordan, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, and wishes to participate in Big 5 Show, the greatest fair in the construction sector in the region. The company exports 100% of its production to 20 countries.
Shipments generated US$ 648 million in the month and had as their main destinations Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Morocco and Algeria. In the accumulated result for the year, sales to the countries in the Middle East and North Africa have already reached almost US$ 4 billion.
The products made by brand Jerusa Gomes should once again find space in the retail market in the United Arab Emirates. The company had already sold to the Arab world between 2000 and 2004 and is negotiating new exports to the region.
