Revenues from foreign sales of the commodity had a 21.48% increase compared with the same month last year. A total of 232,200 tonnes were shipped, 16,76% more than in February 2006. In the accumulated result for the year, the Middle Eastern countries imported US$ 150.87 million in chicken meat.
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From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Brazilian agribusiness exports reached US$ 7.3 billion between January and February this year, with growth of 25.5% over the same period last year. The value was record for the first two months of the year. Imports totalled US$ 1.2 billion, presenting an increase of 34.4%, and a surplus of
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Brazil should double foreign sales of maize in this crop to eight million tonnes. In the previous crop, exports totalled four million tonnes. This information was supplied by the general coordinator of Grain and Annual Cultures at the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply, Sílvio Farnese. According to Farnese,
Agência Brasil* Brasília – Today (16), during the 5th session of the Revision Committee on the Implementation of the United Nations Convention for Combating Desertification, Brazil is going to present two of its contributions for fighting permanent soil degradation. The first is a report on the implementation of the National Program to Combat Desertification (PAN).
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – The grain crop in the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia for 2006/2007 reached 5.058 million tonnes. The volume is a record high for the state, and represents a 22.2% increase compared with the previous period. One of the highlights is maize production, which reached 1.130 million tonnes, a 64.7%
Agência Brasil* Brasília – The Studies and Projects Funding Body (Finep), an organization connected to the Ministry of Science and Technology is going to invest 12 million Brazilian reais (US$ 5.7 million at current exchange rates) to prepare 32 laboratories that will be in charge of evaluating and attesting the quality of the biodiesel consumed
The Arab country may be benefited by a partnership between the new Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa) office in Africa and a Moroccan university interested in the production of biodiesel. The initiative was promoted by the government of Brazil to transfer agricultural technology to African nations and help reduce social inequality.
Agência Brasil* Rio de Janeiro – Fishermen in the Marcílio Dias community, in Rio de Janeiro, who live off fishing in Guanabara Bay, get a new cooperative today (9). The investment, R$ 1.8 million (equivalent to US$ 855,000 at current exchange rates), was made by Brazilian oil giant Petrobras. The former cooperative was completely redone
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Brazilian coffee exports yielded US$ 3.4 billion between March 2006 and February this year. According to the Brazilian Coffee Exporter Council (CeCafé), this is an all-time record for a 12-month period. A total of 28 million 60-kilogram bags of coffee were exported. According to CeCafé, in February alone, foreign
Managers at the organization met last Friday with representatives of the African embassies, among them the Tunisian and Moroccan. The company already has an office in Ghana and wants the countries in the region to use its services, especially in the case of technology transfer.
The multi-pipeline, which will have capacity for transporting 18 million litres per year, will cross the state of Mato Grosso do Sul (midwestern Brazil) and the north of the state of Paraná (southern Brazil). At a cost of 2 billion Brazilian reais (US$ 940.7 million), the structure will also be capable of transporting gasoline and diesel.
This information was disclosed by former minister of Agriculture, Roberto Rodrigues. In an interview to ANBA he said that biofuels are the new paradigm of the energy sector and the transformation of products like ethanol into commodities is going to change international trade relations.
The International Biofuels Forum will be established on Friday by Brazil, United States, South Africa, China, India and the European Commission. The idea is to create common norms and standards for these products, especially ethanol, to consolidate world trade in the sector.
