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The Brazilian agricultural aircraft fleet, which has already risen 31% in the last three and a half years, should be boosted. Agricultural aircraft may be included in the Moderfrota, a government financing program with long-term payment and low interest rates. The sector is also awaiting liberation of the use of alcohol-fuelled aircraft. Both measures should reduce the cost of aerial crop spraying and expand farmer access to the service.
In the first seven months of this year, the import volume (411 tonnes) rose 39.4% in contrast to the same period last year. The cotton, long and extra-long fibre, comes from Egypt to supply Brazilian producers of nobler and more expensive textile products. The Arab country produced around 289,700 tonnes of cotton last year and exported 61% of the total.
Last year, producers connected to Veiling Holambra, a cooperative from a small city called Holambra in the southeastern Brazilian state of São Paulo, exported 3.5 million flowers. Now they want to reach the total of 14 million. The main markets are the United States, Holland, and Portugal. But the Middle East is already in the plans of the floriculturists.
Agência Brasil Recife – Specialists from the Brazilian Agricultural Research Company (Embrapa) and universities in Spain and Portugal will take part in the First International Workshop on Research about Wine Production in Tropical Regions, from Tuesday (17) to Thursday (19). The idea of the event, which will be held at the Technological Institute of the
Agência Brasil Brasília – Brazilian dairy exports set a new record in July with 7,500 tons worth US$12.2 million. In July 2003, 5,100 tons worth US$5.4 million were exported. For the year, up to July, dairy exports have been worth US$41.8 million, compared to US$48.5 million for the whole year of 2003. Rodrigo Alvim, president
Within 10 years, Brazilian coffee producers may see crop productivity rise from the current 17 to 19 bags per hectare to between 30 and 32 bags per hectare. In the future they will grow coffee developed in the Brazilian Coffee Genome project, the largest data bank for research of the plant in the world. Researchers are going to identify the function of genes, and are going to transport the best to commercial varieties.
Agência Brasil São Paulo – Total beef exports, "in natura" and industrialized, reached 170,674 tons for revenue of US$224.7 million in July. For the twelve month period from August 2003 to July 2004, beef export revenue is up 62% over the prior twelve month period. The volume of beef exported rose 27.3%. Brazilian in natura
Sector shipping to the African continent generated US$ 1.225 billion in the period between January and July. To the Middle East, the growth in sales was 58%. In July, Syria was prominent among the destinations for Brazilian products. Export revenues to the country rose 855% in the month.
Japan has shown interest in increasing import of the Brazilian product, which may generate additional shipping of another 1.8 billion litres per year. Today (09), a Chinese mission is going to meet representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture to discuss the matter. Considering the possibility of the Kyoto Protocol entering into force, various nations have already started adopting programs in which they mix alcohol into petrol.
From the Newsroom São Paulo – A Chinese government delegation that was in Brazilian capital Brasília yesterday showed interest in purchasing non genetically modified (GM) soy produced in Brazil. The mission from the Chinese department of Rural Economy met representatives from the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture. Interest in non GM soy should benefit Brazilian exporters
This is the evaluation of the São Paulo Sugar Cane Agroindustry Union (Unica). If the measure that condemned European producer subsidies is confirmed, the country may have extra annual revenues of US$ 400 million. There should be an increase in demand for the Brazilian product, mainly in the Arab countries.
Agência Brasil Rio – The president of Parmalat Brasil, Nelson Bastos, reports that the firm could become a domestic Brazilian enterprise, breaking its ties with the Italian multinational giant that plunged into a financial crisis at the end of last year. Bastos says the firm is going through a strong recovery and that by the
