Brazilian Coffee Exporter Council (Cecafé) claims that the result in April was the best of the last 12 months.
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Microlots are made with grains cultivated in special conditions. Grater quality attracts foreign buyers, including those in the United Arab Emirates.
The assessment was made by the chairman of the Brazilian Rural Society and the International Fair of Agricultural Technology in Action (Agrishow), Cesário Ramalho. The fair starts this Monday.
Sales of fertilizers from Arab countries to Brazil rose US$ 94.7 million in the quarter. The expansion came mainly from Morocco. Tunisia, a traditional supplier, did not export.
Commodity is more expensive due to increased demand. In Brazil, domestic consumption is projected to grow. Overseas, the United States have their lowest inventory in 15 years.
Arab Brazilian Chamber representatives who attended the Healthcare medical products fair, in Damascus, have also had meetings with entrepreneurial associations and government organizations.
Agribusiness sales totalled US$ 325.6 million in the first quarter, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment. The country wants to increase sales and reduce imports.
Brazilian agribusiness has failed to earn the amount since August 2010, as the Federal Attorney’s Office issued a ruling restricting the purchase of properties by foreign capital.
The increase was recorded in the first quarter, despite the political crisis in the country. The Middle East remains the leading market for the Brazilian product, with US$ 673 million in imports.
Egypt imported US$ 106 million and Algeria, US$ 46 million in soy oil from Brazil in the first quarter. The purchases have helped increase agribusiness sales to the region.
The African country also intends to carry out technical exchange in the area. An agreement was signed during a visit of the Sudanese Animal Resources and Fishery minister, Faisal Hassan Ibrahim.
Pioneiro Alimentos, a poultry producer from Paraná, has halal certification and has created a specific brand, Al Mana Foods, for Arab countries. The company aims to expand its sales in the region.
Unstable weather in 2010 and the advanced age of cane crops affected sugarcane production in São Paulo, but crops in other states compensated the losses. Foreign sugar demand is on the rise.
Exports from Brazil to the region generated US$ 20 million last month. Lebanon and Syria were the main markets.
