Foreign sales of Brazil totalled US$ 141.1 million in January. The result was the best for the month in recent years, according to figures the Confederation of Brazilian Hides and Skins Industries.
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A project is being developed aimed at improving rice production in several African countries, among them Mauritania. Distribution of quality seeds is part of the plan.
In January this year alone, chicken exports rose 235% in volume and 301% in values in comparison with the same month in 2010. The Ubabef forecasts further growth in sales.
The Brazilian Agriculture and Livestock Confederation forecasts exports of 2 million tonnes of beef in 2011, growth of 25% over last year.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture, arrival on the market of the summer crop should help contain food prices. Higher prices are contributing to tension in Middle East and North Africa.
Foreign sales of the Brazilian commodity totalled US$ 581.57 million last year. In volume, shipments totalled 2.72 million bags, growth of 9.3%, according to figures disclosed by the Cecafé.
The FAO index, which analyses a group of basic products and their price variations on the global market, showed growth of 3.4% in January as against December.
The southernmost Brazilian state accounts for 90% of the Brazilian output. This year, the crop forecast is 640,000 tonnes. High quality fruit is expected.
Sales of the product on the foreign market totalled US$ 2.042 billion last year, growth of 11.48% over 2009. Lower crops in Florida and São Paulo boosted prices.
The last crop in the state of São Paulo totalled 297.5 million boxes, equivalent to 80% of the Brazilian total. There was a decline of only 1% over the previous season. The forecast was 25%.
Copersucar, the top Brazilian sugar and ethanol exporter, and the Dubai-based Jamal Al-Ghurair Group, which owns the world’s largest sugar refinery, establish a maritime freight.
Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Libya, Kuwait and Jordan ranked among the leading targets for raw and processed bovine meat from Brazil last year.
Revenues from Brazilian exports to the Middle East reached US$ 2.2 billion last year, an increase of 13% compared with 2009. Brazil exported a total of US$ 6.8 billion.
The region’s share of Brazilian agribusiness exports has risen from 9% to 10%. Revenues from shipments to the Middle East reached US$ 7.7 billion last year.
