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Sales of the commodity on the Arab market rose to 62,600 tonnes in the first two months. The lower crop being harvested, however, places doubt on further business.

In Cafelândia, Capanema, Coruripe and many other cities in Brazil, cooperatives are responsible for moving the local economy and generating income to those living and farming there.

This year, 157.5 million tonnes of grain, leguminous and oleaginous plants should be harvested in Brazil, a figure 1.5% higher than in 2011, according to the Institute of Geography and Statistics.

The good crop performance associated to high agricultural product prices in the global market caused the sector GDP to grow 3.9% in Brasil in 2011, more than the country GDP as a whole.

Foreign sales of the fruit should drop to US$ 35 million this year, against US$ 36 million in 2011, according to forecasts by the ABPM, a producer association. Arabs buy apples from Brazil.

The Brazilian slaughterhouse association should start promoting actions to increase exports by small and medium companies in the sector. Participation in international fairs is among the initiatives.

Embrapa has tested its tropical rice seeds in Senegal and found good performance for the irrigated varieties. If approved by the local regulator, they may be used by farmers there.