Agência Brasil Brasília – The secretary of agricultural policy in the Ministry of Agriculture, Ivan Wedekin, believes that the scenario for Brazilian exports of corn, soybeans, cotton, and meat in the 2004/2005 harvest will be positive. This is due to the rise in prices on the international market. In the case of corn, Wedekin explains,
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Fruit Logistica received more than 22,000 visitors from 90 countries. Brazil, which took 18 companies to the event, has the third largest fruit production in the world, 34 million tonnes.
Agência Brasil Recife – Researchers from the Embrapa (Brazilian Agricultural Research Company) and other institutions that act in the semi-arid region of the Northeast will be able to count on US$ 2.5 million in resources to develop projects in the areas of food security, disease prevention, and environmental preservation. This assurance was given by the
The share reached 10.2%, against an average of 8% registered since 1999, according to the IBGE. The value of the agribusiness chain rose to around US$ 47.6 billion.
The country sold the product on the international market for the first time at the end of last year, due to low prices on the domestic market. Now, as the domestic market is warming up, production should rise, but foreign trade should drop. However, producers are prepared to supply good offers on the international market.
From the Newsroom São Paulo – Over 3,000 people, among breeders, sportsmen, and public in general, went to the Santo Amaro Horse Club in the southeastern city of São Paulo, between March 25 and 28, to participate in the 19th Interstate Arabian Horse Exhibition. Promoted by the Brazilian Arabian Horse Breeders Association (ABCCA), the event
Agência Brasil Recife – Brazil will encourage the population to increase fish consumption, which currently amounts to 6.8 kilograms per capita, annually, well below the international average of 20 kilos. This information was provided today by the acting Minister of the Special Secretariat of Aquiculture and Fishing, Romeu Porto, during the Seminar on Strategies for
Agência Brasil Brasília – China has accepted an evaluation of Brazilian genetically- modified (GM) soybeans by the National Biosecurity Technical Commission (CTNBio) which states that they do not pose any biological threat. With acceptance of the CTNBio document by the Chinese government, Brazilian exporters can use it as a sanitary certificate and freely ship soybeans
This harvest increase is connected to the reduction of summer harvests, such as soy and maize, stated the president of the Winter Crop Productive Chain Sector Chamber, Rui Polidoro Pinto.
From the Newsroom São Paulo – Brazil is the world leader in collection and final destination of empty pesticide containers. This year, the National Institute of Empty Package Processing Industries (Inpev) should remove 11,700 tonnes of packages from the environment. In the first two months of 2004 alone, 2,200 tonnes of packages were collected, against
