Agência Brasil Porto Alegre – The president of the Chinese state-run firm, Chinatex, Zhao Boya, who is in Porto Alegre on a visit to Brazil, has confirmed that China wants to buy a total of 2 million tons of Brazilian soybeans. Boya said the decision to buy soybeans grown in Rio Grande do Sul was
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Coinbra Group is going to invest in productive capacity increases. Part of the funds will be financed by the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES). The company is the 12th largest exporter in Brazil.
Agência Brasil Brasília – When they buy food products with genetically modified ingredients, the so-called "transgenics," consumers in Brazil will find on the package the expression "may contain transgenic soybeans" or a symbol with the letter "T" printed in black on a yellow background. This labeling was determined by the Ministry of Agriculture for the
Sales to the Arab countries in the first three months of the year have already generated over half the revenues of the whole of 2003. Specialists bet on increases in the price of the commodity.
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,
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
