Agência Brasil* Manaus – The government of the northern Brazilian state of Amazonas announced that it will supply, beginning next year, 30 million reais (US$ 17.1 million) to finance producers in the state that work with fruit, fish, cassava paste, ethanol and biodiesel, and fuel for autos and trucks made of vegetable oils or animal
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The minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of Algeria, Said Barkat, is scheduled to arrive in the country today, at the invitation of the government of Brazil. Barkat should be met by the board at the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce, by Brazilian ministers and should also visit industries and installations connected to agribusiness.
The government of the Arab country wants the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa), the leading Brazilian institution in the field, to establish a unit in its territory. The possibility is being evaluated by Embrapa, according to an exclusive interview granted to ANBA by its president, Silvio Crestana. Embrapa also intends to exchange experience in animal raising and food planting with Morocco.
Reinhold Stephanes, the minister of Agriculture, defended Brazilian investment in agroenergy research and in greater productivity. He made the statement during the delivery of the Embrapa Journalism Award, in Brazilian capital Brasília, yesterday. ANBA journalist Isaura Daniel won in the Internet category.
Exports of Brazilian agricultural products to countries in the League of Arab States grew by 17% in September of this year and by 16% in the accumulated result for the year. The main items in the export basket, in the two periods, were meats and products in the sugar and alcohol complex.
A survey disclosed last Wednesday (17th) by the Brazilian Institute for Geography and Statistics shows that the Brazilian crop last year generated 2.8 billion Brazilian reais (US$ 1.5 billion) more than it did in 2005. Highlights included sugarcane, coffee and orange. Total production stood at 98.3 billion reais (US$ 54.1 billion).
Shipments totalled US$ 3.3 billion from January to September. Egypt remains the second largest market, and Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates also rank among the main buyers.
There was a 14.6% increase in the exports value in September this year, compared with the same month of 2006. The products that contributed the most to the performance were cereals and concoctions, soy and meat.
A total of 718,000 tonnes were shipped to the region from January to September, an increase of 40% over the same period of 2006. Revenues from exports reached US$ 924 million, a 70% increase. Foreign sales of chicken totalled US$ 3.4 billion in the first nine months of 2007.
Foreign sales of the product in the first nine months of the current year have recorded a 21.2% increase over the same period of last year. A total of 20.2 million bags were shipped. Shipments to the Arab countries represented 3.5% of that total.
The forecast was made by the National Food Supply Company for the 2007-2008 season, which is now at an early stage of planting. The grain harvest may reach 138 million tonnes, an increase of 5.2% over the previous harvest.
The Aguacerito Leather Comércio de Couro company, based in the municipality of Poconé, in the midwestern state of Mato Grosso, has obtained credit to build a slaughterhouse for caimans and fish. It will also carry out the construction of a tannery and a structure comprised of a souvenir shop and a restaurant to receive tourists. The slaughterhouse will be accredited to export.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – The Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa) is going to establish a partnership with the French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD). The two organisations are going to establish the International Consortium of Advanced Biology (CIBA). The consortium is going to manage studies developed by the Embrapa and the
