Brasília – The agribusiness Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Brazil dropped 0.53% in the first quarter of 2009. Starting in October last year, when the effects of the global crisis were felt, the sector accumulated losses of 2.26%. These figures were included in the study by the National Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock (CNA) of
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The country is advancing in development in the sector. On Wednesday, an ethanol factory, built with 15 million euros in equipment by the Brazilian Dedini, was inaugurated.
The market in the region presented the greatest growth among Brazilian agribusiness products in May. Sales generated US$ 457 million, expansion of 28.8% over the same month in 2008.
With production capacity for 200,000 litres of sugarcane ethanol per day, the plant was designed and made by São Paulo-based company Dedini. The official inauguration will take place tomorrow.
The initiative of the São Carlos City Hall contemplates the creation of a permanent space for exhibition of technologies, research and programs turned to the energy sector.
Representatives of 16 sugar and ethanol producing countries will attend a workshop on the industry in the city of Ribeirão Preto next week.
The growing population should guarantee space for ethanol and oil in the future. The use of biofuels, however, is growing and global trade should rise tenfold by 2020.
This statement was made yesterday by Chief of Staff Dilma Roussef, at the opening of the 2nd Ethanol Summit, in São Paulo. The country should produce 17.3 billion litres of the product in 2020.
The estimate is by the Organization of Brazilian Cooperatives for 2009. Nowadays the countries of the Middle East and North Africa buy 16.3% of the total exported by these companies.
The Asian country disclosed a list of 22 slaughterhouses in Brazil that are authorised to sell to China. As a result, foreign sales of chicken meat should rise by 5% this year and by 10% in 2010.
Representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture told farmers that they must unite to expand their production and cater to the market. The Middle East is one of the most promising destinations.
Brasília – The 2009-2010 crop will count on 93 billion reals (US$ 45.9 billion) in financing, of which approximately 15 billion reals (US$ 7.4 billion) are earmarked for family farming. The information was supplied by the Brazilian minister of Agriculture, Reinhold Stephanes, while leaving a meeting with the minister of Finance, Guido Mantega, during which
Markets in the region absorbed 26% of Brazilian exports from January to April. Five Arab nations are in the list of 10 largest buyers. Sales totalled US$ 1.69 billion.
The enterprise exported more to the region in the first quarter. The Middle East bought 23.3% of what the company sold abroad. The export performance to Africa was also good.
