The southern Brazilian state answers to one third of the companies connected to the OrganicsBrasil programme, which it houses. The state also has around 100 industries and 4,000 farmers dedicated to the production of organic food, which reaches 75,000 tonnes a month.
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Agência Brasil* Brasília – With the greater consumption of B2 (mineral diesel with a compulsory mixture of 2% biodiesel), Brazil may leap from the fourth to the second position among the main world producers of biodiesel, overtaking Italy and France, second only to Germany. The statement was made by the director of the Renewable Fuel
Agência Brasil* Rio de Janeiro – Brazilian oil company Petrobras is going to produce second-generation ethanol for export in partnership with private companies. For this reason, the organisation has already evaluated 40 mills and has five projects technically approved. The export target, starting in 2012, is 4.5 billion litres a year, including first and second-generation
The largest slaughterhouse in Brazil, JBS now also produces in Argentina, Australia, the United States and Italy, countries where the group acquired local companies. The organisation has in exports a large share of revenues, and the Arab world is an important market.
The company, which is headquartered in the interior of the southeastern Brazilian state of São Paulo, posted revenues of US$ 116.7 million in exports to the countries of the League of Arab states up to September 2007. Egypt was the third main importer of Minerva products in the world, losing only to the European Union and Russia.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Production of alcohol in Brazil grew approximately 20% in the current crop, and sugarcane production increased at an average of 11% per year in the last five years. The information was supplied by the secretary of Production and Agroenergy at the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply, Manoel Bertone.
Prices for the two commodities, which answer to 90% of Brazilian grain production, should remain high in 2008 due to the heated global demand, and thus bring more capital into Brazilian agribusiness. In 2007, the country posted revenues of US$ 10.8 billion from soy exports, and of US$ 1.7 billion from maize.
Starting on January 1st, the B2 mix will be compulsory in the country. And the compulsoriness should normalize the sector, which faced a few setbacks in 2007. In the interior of the country, especially in the midwestern Brazilian states of Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul, entire municipalities are awaiting entry into operation of processing plants, which should boost the local economy.
According to the president at the Brazilian Poultry Exporters Association, The Middle East is the most important and oldest market in the field. In 2007, exports to the region totalled 1.2 million tonnes and upwards of US$ 1 billion. In 2008, the organisation wants to participate in a trade fair for foodstuffs in Dubai and in a mission to Saudi Arabia.
Sementes Horizonte is exporting cowpea beans for cultivation in Egypt. In the Arab world, the company is also negotiating sales to Saudi Arabia. The company works in the production and trade of seeds and should harvest, this year, a total of 1,400 tonnes of cowpea beans. Next year, the total should reach 12,000 tonnes.
Foreign sales of the product should total US$ 4.8 billion this year, a record for the sector. The shipments may reach 3.2 million tonnes, 18.5% more than last year. Exports to the Middle East exceeded US$ 1 billion.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – The Brazilian production of processed coffee already totals 33.7 million bags for the 2007/2008 crop, according to data supplied by the National Food Supply Company (Conab). Of that total, 69.6% are of the Arabica variety, and 30.4% of the Robusta or Conilon types. The figure is 20.6% lower than production
The state is the leading producer and second largest exporter of poultry in Brazil, according to a survey conducted by the Brazilian Institute for Geography and Statistics (IBGE). Last year, the Arab countries imported 322,500 tonnes, or US$ 340.5 million. From January to October 2007, revenues reached US$ 351.7 million.
