A favourable announcement by the World Organisation for Animal Health is encouraging the sector, which celebrates expansion of sales to the Arabs, among other markets. Shipments to the Middle East and North Africa grew 354% in the first four months of 2008, in comparison with the same period of 2007.
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The minister of Agriculture of Brazil, Reinhold Stephanes, has announced that the World Organisation for Animal Health has considered 10 Brazilian states and the Federal District, where Brazilian capital Brasília is located, free of foot and mouth disease through vaccination. Now only the state of Mato Grosso do Sul has sales barred.
Brazilian exports of dairy products to the Arabs reached US$ 41.6 billion in the first four months of this year. The largest buyer was Sudan and the product most sold was powdered milk.
Exports by agricultural and livestock cooperatives in the southern Brazilian state to the Middle East and North Africa grew 94% in the first quarter of 2008 compared with the same period last year. The trend for 2008 is one of expansion, according to the Union and Organization of Cooperatives of the State of Paraná.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Projections of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN) point to a gradual reduction in the prices of certain foodstuffs. The information was published on the website of the UN in Brazil. According to the FAO, for the first time in the last 15 months,
According to the Brazilian minister of Agriculture, Reinhold Stephanes, not only are the Arabs a great market for Brazil, they can also be great partners and supply the country with more fertilisers, for example. The minister met with heads at the Arab Brazilian Chamber yesterday to discuss an agricultural mission to Egypt and Algeria scheduled for June.
Brazil should harvest 45.5 million bags of coffee this year. The volume should represent growth of 35% over the crop of 2007. Production should suffice for the country to cater to exports of 28 million bags and a domestic demand of 17 million bags.
A group of 40 farmers is carrying out a programme to provide more quality to lamb and increase its market. In total, 3,000 animals have already been slaughtered under the project and sold for prices up to 20% higher than the regular market price. In the long term, the meat may be exported.
A study by the National Food Supply Company shows that this year Brazil should produce up to 631 million tonnes of sugarcane, which should result in the production of at least 26.4 billion litres of alcohol.
Brazilian producers posted revenues of US$ 4.3 million with pepper exports to the Arab countries in the first quarter of this year. The growth over the same period in 2007 was 490%. The main supplier was the state of Pará, a large pepper producer in Brazil.
On the 35th anniversary of the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, the federal government has announced funds of 914 million Brazilian reals (US$ 548 million) for expansion of agricultural research up to 2010. The plan also forecasts the establishment of a private company connected to Embrapa to operate, mainly, in the foreign area.
Going in the opposite direction of the competition, the slaughterhouse started to sell more livestock, in addition to beef. To the company, the two activities complement each other. Leading destinations are Venezuela and Lebanon, and the market is growing.
