The production, sold at the 12th National Petroleum Agency biodiesel auction, should start in the following weeks, within the schedule of entry into operation of the Montes Claros Biodiesel Plant.
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The federal government stamp should allow consumers to identify organic products on supermarket shelves. It should be implemented up to July, according to the Ministry of Agriculture.
This is the aim of the sector’s strategic agenda, passed by the Ministry of Agriculture, forecasting statistical improvement of production inventory, consumption, certification, training and research.
The plants of Candeias, in the state of Bahia, and Quixadá, in the state of Ceará, ended the year with a total output of 8.8 million litres.
Ministry of Agriculture director Benedito Rosa travelled to Egypt and Jordan, where he talked to businessmen interested in doing business with Brazilian consortia of agricultural cooperatives.
The estimate was made by the Ministry of Agriculture, which forecasts a total of 164 billion reals (US$ 75.1 billion) in 2008. Highlights include bean, onion, wheat, peanut, soy, maize and coffee.
A program of the government of Espírito Santo will be implemented in 49 municipalities, covering some 190,000 hectares, aiming to double the productivity of the variety originated in the Arab world.
Brazilian foreign sales expanded in September. The effects of the international financial turbulence should be felt in the medium term, and at a lower level than in the durable goods industry.
Should the estimate prove true, the next harvest in Brazil will be larger than the last one. The minister of Agriculture, Reinhold Stephanes, said there should be no lack of credit for the sector.
Brasília – The minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply of Brazil, Reinhold Stephanes, said that the foreign crisis and greater commodity prices, especially wheat, should not cause higher food prices. "I think that, for the time being, the crisis is not directly related to prices. I do not believe that there should be a
Foreign sales in September totalled US$ 6.8 billion. The greatest growth was registered in the sale of dairy products. The most sold product, in turn, was soy.
The president at the Brazilian Beef Industry and Exporters Association, Roberto Gianetti da Fonseca, said that the national product has no competitors at the same level on the Arab market.
Brazilian foreign sales totalled US$ 533.2 million, the best monthly result in history. The Brazilian Beef Industry and Exporters Association is expecting annual shipments of US$ 15 billion in 2013.
The cooperative announced yesterday that it has become a joint stock company to expand its domestic and foreign business more easily. It aims to triple sugar and alcohol production in 10 years.
