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
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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,
Exports in 2005 reached US$ 9.6 million, a 5.6% increase in relation to 2004. The main product shipped was soy oil, followed by sugar and poultry. The main destination was Egypt, with Algeria in second place.
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.
The main markets were Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Somalia, Egypt and Lebanon. For the first two months of the year, shipments added up to US$ 443 million.
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
Shipments yielded US$ 215.4 million. Throughout the month, Egypt was the second greatest importer of the Brazilian product.
External sales in the sector increased by 3.8% in February this year in comparison to the same month in 2005. The products that had greater impact in the performance were tobacco, pulp and paper, leather, coffee and meats. Meat exports increased by 6%.
Agência Brasil São Paulo- Exports of chicken in January reached 213,700 tons, up 14% when compared to January 2005. Even better news was that the revenue reached almost US$ 281 million, up 41.5%. There was a large disparity in sales of whole chicken (which was down 6% in volume, and up only 19% in revenue)
The January value was practically stable in comparison to the same month last year. To the president of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce, Antonio Sarkis Jr., this indicates that Brazil has strongly expanded sales of industrialised goods since, in total, exports to the region increased by 22% reaching US$ 388 million.
