North African country opened market to Brazilian poultry last October and imported 10,000 tonnes year to date through October.
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In the last report of the special series on the São Francisco Valley’s agricultural production, check what and where is the potential for Brazilian sales to other countries, including in the Middle East.
One of the largest of its kind in the sector, Rio Grande do Sul-headquartered Miolo also makes grape-based beverages in the São Franciso Valley.
In the third report of the series on fruit farms in the São Francisco Valley in northeast Brazil, meet the story of a company that exports nearly its entire mango production and uses some of the profits for a social project.
Entrepreneur born in the Asian country exports table grapes grown in Brazil’s semi-arid region to several destinations, including the United Arab Emirates. Meet the story of Suemi Koshiyama in the second ANBA report on fruits exported from the São Francisco Valley.
ANBA starts this Friday (24) a series of reports showing the changes that Brazil’s São Francisco Valley has experienced and the export process of fruits from the country’s semi-arid region.
The firms from Brazil and Saudi Arabia entered into a strategic agreement allowing BRF to sell up to 200,000 tons to SALIC whenever there is a food emergency in the Arab country.
Temporary measure authorizes the import of 1 million tonnes of rice to control prices. Flood-hit Rio Grande do Sul state accounts for 68% of the country’s production.
Volume of shipments increased year on year, meatpacker lobby said. Both volume and revenue decreased year to date. The United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia are the top Arab destinations.
Mission from Brazilian government was in Morocco to participate in agricultural exhibition SIAM and to hold meetings with officials. Brazil promised to open market to Moroccan mandarins and is negotiating tariff rate quotas to export beef and poultry, which face high rates to enter the Arab country.
Saudi Arabia greenlighted seed imports from Brazil in March. The Brazilian sector sees potential in exporting seeds of tomato, eggplant, cucumber, pepper, and sweet pepper to the Arab country, which is a major consumer of vegetables.
Brazilian company redesigns plants and products based on the requirements of the halal market. As it has gained in quality, it now aims at exporting premium honey to Muslim-majority countries.
Government agency Conab expects a smaller sugarcane crop but a largest sugar production as the market is favorable.
Speaking at the opening of FAO conference for Africa, Director-General Qu Dongyu noted that Morocco is a leading regional model for the transformation of agrifood systems.

