The forecast was made by the new Meat Exporting Industries Association chairman, who took over the organization a month ago. In October, revenues grew and volume dropped due to high cattle prices.
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The commodity’s rising international costs should have a positive effect on the Brazilian trade balance, claims the Sugarcane, Water and Energy director at the Ministry of Agriculture, Cid Caldas.
Sales of the Brazilian product to the Arab market rose from US$ 162.9 million in the first nine months of 2009 to US$ 241.6 million in the same period this year.
Up to Friday, professionals in agriculture and livestock from Tunisia, Egypt, Morocco, the Comoros and Algeria will be trained in production of seeds and management of grazing ground.
The president of the Sugarcane Industry Union (Unica), Marcos Jank, stated that the United States and Europe may create barriers to imports of alcohol fuel produced in Brazil.
The Brazilian organic production system may become a reference in tropical countries in the near future. Organic milk production techniques, for example, are already being transferred elsewhere.
MT Foundation, an organisation headquartered in the state, researches to expand the number of bags produced per hectare by 30%. Production in Mato Grosso is the largest in Brazil.
In a seminar on the challenges of citriculture in Brazil, the region was mentioned as an alternative for the country to make up for the declining orange juice exports to its main markets.
Two years ago, some 35 new sugar and ethanol mills were opened in Brazil each year. In 2010, the figure should drop to 12, according to Datagro. The sector, however, is still attractive to foreigners.
Exports in the segment reached US$ 72.3 billion in the last twelve-month period, a record high for the period. In September alone, sales totalled US$ 7.36 billion.
Foreign sales of the product from Brazil reached US$ 591.7 million in September. In terms of volume, 337,800 tonnes were shipped, representing an increase of 16.5% over the same month last year.
This statement is by the executive secretary at the Ministry of Agriculture of Brazil, Gerardo Fontelles. He met on Wednesday (6), with the minister of Agriculture of Saudi Arabia, Fahad Bal Ghunaim.
São Paulo – The Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa) will promote a forum named Africa-Brazil Agricultural Innovation Marketplace Forum, on Wednesday (6th) and Thursday in Brasília. The event should be attended by 120 researchers from the two regions. Issues to be addressed will include technologies for increasing production and actions for improving the handling of
Brazil processes only 30% of the products it exports. Heavier investment in agricultural sector research could change the picture, scientists say.
