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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,
This statement was made yesterday by the Brazilian minister of Agriculture, Reinhold Stephanes, to whom the market in the region is excellent. The minister recently signed a partnership with the Arab Chamber, and the first action will be participation in the Gulfood, the food sector fair in Dubai.
Agência Brasil* Rio de Janeiro – A taskforce of technicians from Brazil, the United States and the European Union that was established to define an international standard for ethanol has already concluded and promoted early this month the first phase of the work for harmonisation of technical specifications of the product. The objective behind this
The sector, made up of 14,500 producers, is structuring itself to supply the demand of the Middle East and North Afirca, traditional consumers of sheep, lamb and goat. The state currently counts on a herd of 730,000 animals.
