From the Newsroom* São Paulo – The Australian government will create a study group to examine the impacts of ethanol and other biofuels usage in the country. The announcement was made during the visit of the Brazilian minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply, Roberto Rodrigues, to the country between yesterday (29) and today (30). Australia
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The value of the potential contracts may still rise and reach US$ 3.5 million, in the evaluation of the international relations advisor of the Brazilian Cattle Genetics consortium, Guilherme Soares. According to him, Egypt may become a great market for Brazilian exports of live cattle, as soon as a sanitary agreement is signed.
The northern state should obtain, this week, from the International Organization of Epizootics (OIE), the status of foot and mouth disease free zone due to vaccination. This status is going to open the doors of the international raw cattle beef with bones and live animal market. Nowadays, the state of Acre can only export canned, matured or boneless beef. This year, Acre is going to slaughter 300,000 heads of cattle. The Russians have already shown interest in purchasing the beef.
Agência Brasil Rio – The Brazilian agricultural harvest may reach 116.3 million tons in 2005. This is the fourth estimate for the national production of cereals, leguminous, and oleaginous plants (cotton seed, peanuts, rice, beans, castor beans, corn, soy, oat, rye, barley, sunflower, sorghum, wheat, and triticale, a cereal resulting from the wheat and rye
Last month 192,460 tonnes of the product were shipped, which corresponds to US$ 249.2 million.
The value represents 23% of total revenues due to the shipping of wooden products, like panels, laminates and sawed wood, to the region last year. Businessmen in the area believe that there is potential for an increase in sales.
Last month, external sales added up to US$ 115.8 million, an increase in 106.5% in relation to the same period in 2004. The volume shipped was of 60,000 tonnes.
Last month, 232,900 tonnes of the product were shipped. External sales added up to US$ 259.8 million, 54% more than in April 2004.
Agência Brasil The Ministry of Agriculture will initiate Sunday (1st) the National Campaign for the Eradication of Foot and Mouth Disease. The objective is to immunize 123.8 million bovines and buffaloes until May 31st, the last day of the campaign. This number represents 65% of the Brazilian breeding stock. The vaccination against FMD will reach
With the decision, announced yesterday (28) by the general coordinator of Litigation in the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Relations, Minister Roberto Carvalho de Azevedo, the European Union will have to reduce its subsidies to sugar exporters.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Brazil will harvest 32.46 million bags of coffee in the 2005/2006 crop. The volume represents a reduction in 16.1% in relation to the last harvest, which resulted in 38.6 million bags. The drop should happen due to the characteristics of the crop, especially of the arabica coffee, where every
In the example of what took place last year in three European countries, Brazilian fruits will be promoted inside the supermarkets of the Carrefour chain in 2006. This year in May, a mission of entrepreneurs and technicians from the country will travel to four Arab nations to promote national fruits.
Instructors are going to provide orientation to hotel guests regarding consumption, storage and the nutritional values of each fruit. The program will take place in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro (in southeastern Brazil) and Salvador and Recife (in the Northeast) between April and September this year.
Despite excessive rains and droughts suffered by productive regions in the country at the beginning of this year, the harvest volume will remain stable when compared to last year. Among the products that will have harvest increases are herbaceous cotton, with a 7.4% growth, and castor seeds, with a 6% greater harvest.
