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With better trained Brazilian producers, suppliers of fertilizers will have to offer greater quality and services, said specialists during a Brazilian congress in the area, in São Paulo.
According to specialists, only thus will the prices of agricultural commodities decline, driving away the risk of food insecurity. For Brazil, however, opportunities are up for grabs.
According to the Brazilian Central Bank, the outflow of dollars surpassed the inflow in the country from August 1st to 10th.
The sector exported the equivalent of US$ 9 billion. The highlights were maize, whose sales were up 431%, and soy, up 23.5%. Egypt ranked among the leading target markets.
Mendes Ribeiro (Agriculture) said that Brazilian grain production should reach 166 million tonnes this year. The IBGE, however, forecasts a crop of 163 million tonnes.
The state has created the ‘Origem Minas’, to promote, in Brazil and abroad, the quality and diversification of agriculture and livestock products. Meetings with importers are scheduled.
Foreign sales amounted to US$ 429 million in July, a 20% decline from the same month of 2011. The volume shipped, however, was up 0.7%.
At a congress to discuss Brazilian opportunities in production of food and energy, criticism was made to infrastructure and fuel pricing. The Brazilian Development Bank promised logistics projects.
Crop reduction in the United States and a record Brazilian crop influence prices, farmer profits, meat cost and shipment abroad of the commodity.
State produces around 29 tonnes of the product each year and sells 13 tonnes to Asia. Agricultural leaders are working on qualification of production and greater export.
The 11th Brazilian Agribusiness Congress takes place on August 6th, in São Paulo. The event should cover the part played by Brazil in the supply of food and energy worldwide. Enrolment is open.
Exports of the commodity to the region grew 67% in volume in the first half. A specialist states that there was advance of sales and that they should drop later on in the year.
The world congress about the productive chain in the sector should take place in August in Salvador, the capital of the state. Approximately 9,000 visitors are expected.
