Overall Brazilian poultry exports were up 15%. The Arabs, though, imported 3.5% less year-on-year.
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The biggest destinations for fruits including apples, melons, limes and grapes were the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and Oman. Total exports from Brazil climbed 16%.
The month saw 17,123 tonnes shipped from Brazil. Revenue was down 27% year-on-year.
Expectation is due to increased production in the Jazan mountains, Southwest of the Arab country, near the border with Yemen.
Arab country increased its grain silo storage capacity by 5.9% in 2019 to 3.6 million tonnes.
Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation president Celso Moretti visited the Arab country and discussed partnerships in several fronts, including Africa. The institution could open an office in Abu Dhabi. “We’ve identified four big pillars of cooperation,” he told ANBA.
Production of the fruit could reach 330 thousand tonnes in 2020, said the country’s minister of Agriculture, Samir Taïe.
The corporation’s president Celso Moretti is visiting the Arab country, where the company considers opening an office.
The country was among the markets that grew over 20% last year. Exports to the Arab world grew by 5%. Cecafé will participate for the first time in Gulfood in Dubai.
Ministry of Agriculture calculated gross production value at USD 152 billion last year, up 2.6% from the previous year.
The country produced 241.5 million tonnes of cereal last year, up 6.6% from 2018. In 2020, the crop is expected to reach a new historic level.
Arab country purchased 71,400 tonnes last year. Spearheaded by China, exports hit record levels in both volume and revenue.
Brazilian exports were up 6.4% in revenue and 2.8% in volume last year. Saudi Arabia lost its lead to the Asian country as the main destination of the product.
North African country shipped 49,000 tonnes in 2019, up 36% from 2018.
