Brazil increased international sales of halal poultry protein by 5% in the first two months of this year, according to ABPA. The period precedes Ramadan, which this year takes place from early April to early May.
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Tirso Meirelles met with fertilizer exporters at the Arab Brazilian Chamber international office in Dubai last week. The goal is to help solve the sector’s supply issues and keep crops’ productivity levels, especially in small and medium-sized properties.
The Brazilian branch of the US-based company expects to import 100,000 tonnes of phosphate from Saudi Arabia this year. The company also buys lesser amounts of sulfur and monoammonium phosphate from the UAE.
Innovation and sustainability are essential for the internationalization of Brazilian agribusiness, pointed out the discussions this Thursday (24) at an event hosted by Itaipu Binacional and Itaipu Technological Park at Expo 2020 Dubai. The Arab Brazilian Chamber also participated.
Former ministers of Agriculture spoke about the impacts of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine on Brazilian agribusiness in Terraviva channel’s Agro 360 TV show. Arab Brazilian Chamber president Osmar Chohfi also participated.
Through Campo Forte Fertilizantes, the company started producing organic, organomineral and special fertilizers from waste. Around 150,000 tonnes will be manufactured a year.
The Arab country is the leading destination of egg exports from Brazil and stepped up its imports in the first two months of the year to 3,500 tonnes.
According to UN Fund, rising food prices and shortages of staple crops jeopardize supply, particularly to the most vulnerable countries. Egypt and Lebanon import most of their wheat from Russia and Ukraine.
The Arab country banned the exports of imported essential consumer products like sugar and wheat derivatives.
In a coffee-growing region, small farmers based in twelve towns get together to grow and raise the quality of the product. The Coffee-Growers Association of the Volcanic Region was officially established last year.
Researcher and author Evaristo de Miranda pens article about the Arab influence on the development of the agriculture in the Iberian Peninsula and Brazil.
A study by the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce shows which countries could supply Brazil with the fertilizers Russia exports. The institution presented the analysis to the government to help solve the crisis in the sector.
The Brazilian federal government has set a goal of reducing Brazilian fertilizer imports from the current 85% of purchases to 45% by 2050. The minister of Agriculture stated it is not about self-sufficiency but less external dependence.
Heads of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce and Arab ambassadors were received by the Brazilian minister of Agriculture, Tereza Cristina, this Thursday (10) to articulate the supply of fertilizers from the Arab countries.
