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Brazil sold the equivalent to US$ 278.7 million to the region in March. Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Yemen were the main markets. In the accumulated result for the year, shipments totalled US$ 722.4 million, an increase of 5.6% in comparison to the same period in 2005.

From the Newsroom* São Paulo – The African countries Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau and São Tomé and Principe will have, starting in mid-August this year, support from Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa) Greeneries, in the capital city Brasilia, to produce greeneries. The institution will take technology and information to the countries, with the aim of improving

From the Newsroom* São Paulo – The 2006/2007 coffee crop should yield 40.62 million of 60 kilo bags, according to estimates by the Ministry of Agriculture of Brazil. The production should be 23.3% greater than the last harvest, with 7.67 million bags more. *Translated by Silvia Lindsey

From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Since August last year there is in the city of Machado, in southeastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, the university level course on technology in entrepreneurial coffee growing. It is held by the Machado Agro-Technology Federal School (EAFM). Brazil is the main producer and exported of coffee in the

From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Agroindustry Koelhos, in the northeastern Brazilian state of Alagoas, is going to invest R$ 164 million (US$ 72 million at current exchange rates) to build a sugar mill in Minas Gerais. The company started building the Santa Juliana Mill in the city of Santa Juliana in December. When ready,

From the Newsroom* São Paulo – The Executive Committee of the Cocoa Harvest Plan, a company connected to the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply, is going to work on the establishment of agroindustries for the cocoa sector in the states of Bahia and Maranhão, in northeastern Brazil, Espírito Santo, in the Southeast, Pará, Amazonas

Bulk sugar exports from mill Jalles Machado, from the city of Goianésia, in the midwestern Brazilian state of Goiás, are through Arab trading companies that sell the product to refineries in four countries in the region. The industry also produces crystal sugar, organic sugar, alcohol-based hygiene and cleaning products and fuel alcohol.

From the Newsroom* São Paulo – The first seroepidemiologic study in Brazil has proven the absence of avian flu in the country. The Ministry of Agriculture disclosed the result of the test yesterday (14). A total of 105,000 birds were examined in 14 states. This information was disclosed by the press department at the Ministry.

From the Newsroom* São Paulo – A group of wine and grape producers from the São Francisco River valley is going to visit, between March 13 and 15, the city of Olite, Spain. The trip will be used for business prospecting and technology exchange. The group is going to visit universities and research institutes. The

From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Brazilian coffee export revenues grew 22.7% in February when compared to the same month last year. They rose from US$ 177 million to US$ 217 million. These figures were supplied by the Brazilian Coffee Exporter Council (CeCafé). Germany and the United States are still the main destinations for Brazilian