According to estimates of the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, the Brazilian grain crop volume should be 158.8 million tonnes, 6.2% more than in 2010.
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Not even the crisis in the top importing countries damages sales to foreign countries. The demand is strong and other producing countries suffer due to crop failure.
The rate concerns the first half of 2011 when compared with the same period of 2010. Foreign sales reached US$ 2.746 billion. Arabs are among the leading buyers.
Sales of the product to the region rose from US$ 525,000 in the first half of 2010 to US$ 6.8 million in the same period this year, boosted by purchases from Mauritania.
Over the next 12 months, Rio is going to test the addition of 30% of sugarcane diesel to traditional diesel. The product was developed by company Amyris Brasil.
Prices should not drop in coming years as offer will not accompany global demand.
Brazilian sector exports grew by 23% in the first half. The highlights were soy, meats, sugar and ethanol, forestry products and coffee.
The gross production value of the 20 main crops in Brazil should reach US$ 126.5 billion this year, according to a survey conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture.
The winner of the scientific research contest of the Brazilian Poultry Union is going to take part in the Gulfood, a food industry fair held in the emirate.
Growers from the state of Rio Grande do Sul are getting ready to manufacture ethanol from rice. They are already willing to build six plants and the idea will be passed on to president Dilma Rousseff.
In the 2010-2011 crop, ended June 30, Brazil sold 35 million bags to foreign countries, generating US$ 7.4 billion in revenues. Both figures are all-time highs.
The Bank of Brazil is going to make available US$ 29 billion in agricultural credit in the 2011/2012 season. The value is 17% greater than in the previous crop.
The crop ended on June 30th resulted in 162 million tonnes of grain, according to the National Food Supply Company (Conab). There was growth of 8.6% as against the previous cycle.
By 2050, the Arab countries will still need to import half or more of the foodstuffs they consume. The region’s population should have more than doubled by then.
