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Sales generated over US$ 3 billion, an increase of 22% when compared to 2004. Egypt was the second greatest importer of the raw product, with purchases of US$ 252 million.
Of the US$ 5.2 billion in country revenues with exports to the countries in the League of Arab States last year, US$ 3.4 billion correspond to Brazilian agribusiness and livestock products. Sector sales to the region grew 24.8% in 2005, over the domestic average. Sugar was the main product sold by Brazil to the Arab world.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Brazilian agribusiness exports broke a new record and reached US$ 43.6 billion last year. The value represented an increase of 11.8%, or US$ 4.5 billion over those of 2004, when sector foreign trade revenues totalled US$ 39 billion. The trade balance surplus reached US$ 38.4 billion, 12.6% over the
The southeastern Brazilian state has three flower and ornamental plant production hubs. Apart from being the greatest domestic consumer and producer, São Paulo is also the largest Brazilian exporter. The United States are the main foreign buyers of flowers produced in São Paulo.
According to a study disclosed yesterday by the National Food Supply Company (Conab), the Brazilian 2005/2006 harvest should reach 436.8 million tons, 5.1% more than in 2004/2005. With a yearly deficit of 5 million tons on the international sugar market, the forecast is that more records should be broken in coming years.
Coffee toasters from Volta Redonda have had coffee brand Café Faraó (Pharaoh Coffee) registered for over 50 years. The name is in homage to the Middle East, which spread the coffee culture around the world. In 2006, the company hopes to increase exports and enter Egypt, the land of the Pharaohs.
The meatpacking plant Tatuibi, based in the city of Santa Fé do Sul, in the interior of the state of São Paulo, started exporting to the Arab countries four years ago. As well as Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Russia and Hong Kong buy beef from the Brazilian plant.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Livestock breeders from the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do shipped this week one more load of live cattle to Lebanon. The animals started being loaded onto livestock shipping vessel Kenoz on Monday (26). The vessel will take around 10.000 heads to Beirut. This is the fifth shipment
Of the US$ 300 million turnover that the sector has each year in Brazil, US$ 200 million come from exports. Europe, the United States and Japan are the largest importers in the world. Among the list of products are coffee, cocoa, orange juice, crystallized and tropical fruit, cereals and livestock products. Some companies, like Native and Jasmine, are aware of this market that currently has a turnover of US$ 25 billion.
Companies like Itaueira and Nolem grow melons in the Brazilian semi-arid. Most of the production is exported to countries in the European Union. The companies, however, are eyeing the Middle East and North Africa. According to an executive at Itaueira, the warm climate of the Arab nations if favourable to the entry of Brazilian fruit.
The president of the Brazilian Beef Industry and Exporters Association (Abiec), Marcus Vinícius Pratini de Moraes, believes that sales of cattle beef will grow between 15% and 20% next year. Exports should rise mainly to emerging markets, like the Arabs.
