Browsing: Agribusiness

The Brazilian government has made a sanitary agreement with the Tunisians. The agreement establishes the rules for exports of live cattle, boneless meat, fish, hatching eggs and one-day-old chicks to the Arab country. The understandings were reached during a mission led by the Tunisian Foreign Minister, Abdelwahab Abdallah, to Brazil.

Six floriculturists from the northeastern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Norte established group Ananas From Brazil last year and are already negotiating with importers from Italy, France, Holland, Portugal and Spain. Apart from Europe, the producers also intend to win other markets, like those of the Arab countries, starting next year.

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.