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.
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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
A mission by the Brazilian Cooperation Agency visited the Arab country this month. Among the participants was Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa) director Gustavo Chianca. According to him, the Moroccans want to learn about Brazilian experience in sugar cane, aviculture, "direct sowing," and biotechnology. The Brazilians, in turn, want to know more about oranges, olives, egg production, and goat breeding in Morocco.
From the newsroom São Paulo – Japan will invest in Brazilian research and production of alternative fuels. Eight technicians from the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) arrived in Brazil yesterday (19) to learn about the potential for Brazilian biofuel production and evaluate the approval of a US$ 600 million loan. The Japanese money should
Revenues totalled US$ 1.285 billion, or 69% of all Brazil shipped to the region in the same period. The main destinations were Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Morocco, Algeria, and Syria. Among the products most sold are sugar, chicken, cattle beef, wheat, soy, and coffee.
