A technical meeting of the Global Bioenergy Partnership (GBEP), in Tunis, is dealing with indicators to be used in public policies in the field of biofuels. Brazil and Sudan are members of the group.
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Brazil assumed leading position in the discussion and implementation of green fuels such as biodiesel and ethanol. This was one of the results, in agriculture, of Lula’s eight years of administration.
The 72 companies of the Organics Brazil Project sold US$ 108.2 million abroad in 2010, mainly in food products. The shipments were to 70 countries.
Pinesso Group, a great agricultural producer in the state of Mato Grosso, is picking the first cotton crop in the Arab country. In 2011, the 400 hectares should be expanded to 20,000 hectares.
Brazil exported 450,000 tonnes of rice up to November. Despite the lower production, the value is greater than forecasted for the entire crop, which ended in February next year.
Brazilian beef sales to the region grew the most from January to November this year, followed by North Africa, to which export revenues have increased by 75%.
Breeders from Marília, in São Paulo, are investing in sheep, at greater volumes and with better quality, for sales abroad. The raising of these animals grows from 10% to 20% a year.
Foreign sales of the Brazilian product reached US$ 6.2 billion from January to November. A total of 3.5 million tonnes were shipped. The Middle East remained the leading buyer.
The crop in 2010/2011 should drop 0.1% as against the previous one, according to the Conab. The forecast is for cultivation to take place on 48 million hectares, growth of 1.3% over the previous crop.
Company Casa Glória, from Florianópolis, aims to export tropical fruit produced in the state of Bahia. Annual production of 20,000 tonnes includes soursop, cupuassu, cajá, assai and passion fruit.
An ethanol, sugar and energy mill thought up by engineering company Procknor, from São Paulo, should have capacity to grind 1.3 million tonnes of sugarcane a year.
Paraná state hopes to end 2010 with growth of 26.32% in production of sugar. And Arabs buy over 15% of foreign sales of the product, with special attention to Algeria and the Emirates.
A contest held among growers in the state of Minas Gerais awarded coffee from the Kaquend farm. At an auction during the award ceremony, the bag was sold for US$ 4,707.
Brazil exported 5,900 tonnes of apples to the Arab countries from January to October this year, with growth of 20% over 2009. Total sales of apples should drop this year.
