From January to March, fruit juice sales from the Brazilian state totalled US$ 9.4 mn, as against US$ 3.1 mn in the same period of last year. Assai was the main fruit responsible for the expansion.
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Institutions in Morocco are discussing conservation technology transfer with the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation. The theme was discussed in an agriculture salon in Meknès.
The evaluation was made by the Ministry of Agriculture and the National Food Supply Company. Brazil should produce a record-breaking cane crop this year and expand sugar and ethanol production.
Sugarcane milling in the Centre-South of Brazil should total 550 million tonnes in the 2009/2010 crop. The estimate was supplied by the São Paulo Sugarcane Agroindustry Union.
The classification, which takes into account quality, was developed by certifier Rainforest Alliance, from the United States. The coffee made by Ipanema Coffees was considered seventh best worldwide.
AgroEX should serve to provide information and promote debates about international agricultural product market rules and practices. The meeting is scheduled for April 27th and 28th, in Minas Gerais.
The information was supplied by Agriculture minister Reinhold Stephanes, who pointed out that the country has sufficient, but not yet explored reserves. Imports answer to 73% of domestic consumption.
Despite the crisis, the agricultural sector of Brazil is reacting positively. The statement was made on Thursday by minister Reinhold Stephanes, in Brasília.
Brasília – The Brazilian minister of Agriculture, Reinhold Stephanes, said today (16) that the conditions governing a line of credit of 10 billion Brazilian reals (US$ 4.5 billion) to support the agroindustry are going to be defined in a meeting scheduled to take place tomorrow (17), with the participation of president Luiz Inácio Lula da
The Jordanian capital will host an international conference on the subject on the 19th and 20th. Brazil, which is strong in the sector, will participate through its embassy in the Arab country.
Foreign sales of Brazilian agricultural and livestock products advanced 0.3% in March when compared to the same month in 2008. Soy shipments boomed.
This month, the Agricultural Research Corporation will attend the International Exhibition of Moroccan Agriculture, in Meknès. The aim is to offer research and technologies for semiarid farming.
The forecast for this year’s crop was made by the minister of Agriculture, Reinhold Stephanes. The output should cater to 60% of the Brazilian demand and was encouraged by the minimum price policy.
The funds will be turned to expansion of the Sada group in the state of Minas Gerais. The company is going to expand its operations into production of alcohol and energy from sugarcane bagasse.
