These tracts of land make up 41% of the national territory, according to a survey from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). Brazil’s rural area increased by 5.8% in 2017, compared with 2006, when a survey had last been made.
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Production by communities in the Cacoal region may reach 300 tonnes this year.
Brazil shipped 1.3 million bags to the region year-to-date through September, up 26% from a year ago.
The Arab country needs 100,000 tonnes of soft wheat. It’s accepting offers from parties looking to swap for the hard variety of the grain.
Forecast is that the country will harvest 4 million tonnes of white rice this year, up 48% from a year ago and higher than domestic demand.
The Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce is fostering deal-making at the world’s premier food industry show, taking place through next Wednesday in Cologne, Germany.
Poultry exports from Brazil dropped 28% to Saudis and 8% to the United Arab Emirates last September. But sales to Egypt and Bahrain soared.
Property Olhos D’Água, in Mateus Leme (MG), has been selling the fruit domestically since 2014. Now, it intends to ship product to countries in the Middle East, Europe and Asia.
Brazilian company participated in the mission of the Ministry of Agriculture to four Arab countries and already started trying to sell liquid and powdered eggs to Saudi Arabia as soon as the market was open.
Minister of Agriculture ended her trip to four Arab countries this Sunday (22). Companies that took part in the delegation saw good results.
The delegation led by Brazil’s Agriculture minister Tereza Cristina made a visit to a property where fruit and vegetables are grown in desert-climate Abu Dhabi.
IBGE survey also shows a recovery in shrimp farming and a decline in the head of cattle numbers in the country.
B2B is part of Apex-Brazil Fruit industry Buyers Project. Event was last Thursday in São Paulo and brought together 28 Brazilian companies and 16 buyers from 13 countries, including Jordan, Lebanon, and the UAE.
Tereza Cristina started this Thursday (19) her appointment in the country, the last one she’ll visit in the mission that also included Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait.
