Agência Brasil* Brasília – Brazilian coffee is going to undergo a new process of identification and qualification of grain and of the ground product. A decree published today (25) by the Secretariat for Agricultural Defence at the Ministry of Agriculture is starting a public consultation regarding technical regulation of the new rules. The measures to
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The government plans to build a 920-kilometre pipeline from Mato Grosso (MW Brazil) to Paranaguá Port, in Paraná (S). The idea is to make possible the export of the excess alcohol that the country produces. Brazil is the second main world producer of alcohol, with 22 billion litres a year.
According to a survey disclosed by the Ministry of Agriculture, Brazilian agricultural income should total 143 billion reals (US$ 84.2 billion) in 2008. The figure takes into account the increase in product prices and the amounts produced. Sugarcane, maize and soybean crops represent 57.3% of that value.
Importers from the Emirates and Saudi Arabia sought Brazilian organic products at Biofach, a fair for the sector held in late February in Germany. A Saudi buyer purchased coffee from a farmer based in the northeastern Brazilian state of Pernambuco. In all, family farmers from Brazil closed deals worth US$ 2.6 million in the fair.
Representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture who participated in the food sector mission to the Arabian Gulf, which ended this week, were surprised with the local demand for agricultural products. They had meetings with leaders from the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, many of whom did not know the potential of Brazil in the agricultural area.
After opening representation offices in North America, Europe and Asia, the São Paulo Sugar Cane Agroindustry Union also intends to seek business opportunities for ethanol on the African continent, where there are some Arab countries interested in the commodity.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – To promote the image of Brazilian ethanol abroad, the Brazilian Export and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil) and the São Paulo Sugar Cane Agroindustry Union (Unica) signed today (25) an agreement that forecasts investment of 16.5 million Brazilian reals (US$ 9.7 million) up to the end of 2009. The countries
The projects to receive investment in the midwestern Brazilian state are turned to family farming and to middle-sized farming. From 2008 to 2010, the Sebrae should invest 12.6 million Brazilian reals (US$ 7.4 million) and its institutional partners should come in with the rest.
Although the country is not known for its production of foods, the Arab country is an exporter in this sector. In the production of fruit, dates are prominent and are sold to countries throughout Asia and Europe, although local consumption of the product is high.
This information was disclosed by the majority partner at the sugar mill, Najib Assaf, who spoke to ANBA about the importance of the enterprise. According to him, it is one of the main private sector projects in Syria and the beginning of operations is currently one of the most commented topics.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Sadia has purchased all the shares of Avícola Industrial Buriti Alegre Ltda (Goiaves), a slaughterhouse and poultry processing plant. Initially estimated at 60 million Brazilian reals (US$ 34.5 million), the operation was closed for 53.9 million reals (US$ 31 million). The facility will provide to Sadia additional capacity for
The factory, located in Homs region, in Syria, produces 1,000 tonnes a day, a volume that may be tripled in three months. The enterprise is the result of a joint venture between the Brazilian Crystalsev, multinational Cargill and Syrian businessman Najib Assaf. Raw sugar, used as an input, is imported from Brazil.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Brazilian agribusiness exports grew 12.1% in January in comparison with the same month in 2007 and reached US$ 4.282 billion. Imports grew even more, 60.7%, to US$ 1 billion. The trade balance surplus was US$ 3.2 billion. The increase in foreign sales was boosted by soy and its derivatives,
