According to figures supplied yesterday by the sector association, in September, Brazil became the largest chicken exporter in the world in terms of values. Foreign trade this year has broken a record. Perspectives for 2004, however, are not good.
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According to the president of the Brazilian Beef Industry and Exporters Association (Abiec), Pratini de Moraes, this growth is due to new markets, an increase in international prices, and an international improvement in the Brazilian image. The Arab countries are also important in these sales.
Agência Brasil Rio de Janeiro – The Brazilian government will follow a worldwide tendency and give organic farming a boost, says Jean Pierre Medaets, at the Family Farming Secretariat of the Ministry of Agrarian Development. Speaking at the 5th Agrobusiness Congress, Medaets declared that organic farming is important for various segments of the agricultural sector,
Agência Brasil Brasília – According to minister of Agriculture, Roberto Rodrigues, Brazil could quadruple its fruit production and exports over the next three years. From January to October of this year, Brazil exported fruit worth US$267 million in a sector that now employs 4 million workers. The fruit sector is labor intensive, creating 3 direct
Agência Brasil Brasília – With the objective of bringing theory and practice together, the Farmer and Cattle Rancher Federation of Mato Grosso (Federação da Agricultura e Pecuária do Estado de Mato Grosso (Famato), together with the state rural apprentice service (Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Rural de Mato Grosso) (Senar Mato Grosso), have announced that an
The state has broken its foreign trade records, especially in agribusiness, which represents 67% of total sales. Between October 2002 and September this year, export for the sector totaled US$ 4.08 billion, 12% over that registered last year. Among the business partners are the Middle East and North Africa.
As Saudi Arabia starts showing interest in importing organic products, this type of agriculture is growing very fast in Brazil, 50% a year.
The region is the greatest international consumer of the Brazilian product, which started being sold to Iraq once again this year, for the first time since the beginning of the UN embargo.
Brazilian export to the Gulf country had a 39% increase when compared to the same period last year, informed the Agriculture Ministry. The accumulated result for the year (January to October) is US$ 221.7 million, while in 2002 the volume was US$ 181.4 million.
Agência Brasil Brasília – To avoid the risk of having meat and vegetable exports prohibited, the Brazilian government is rushing to implant a tracking system in the country by the end of 2004. 2005 is the deadline set by the European Union. The acting Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, and Supply, Amauri Dimarzo, said on Monday
In 2004 Brazil should produce 1.1 million tons and export approximately 400,000, a 116% growth in international trade. Domestic producers are pleased with the commodity price increase on the international market.
