Brazil shipped 192,000 tonnes of chicken meat to the Arab country in H1. Total foreign sales grew by 11% in the period.
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For the second time, veterinarian Guilherme Costa has been appointed president of the United Nations body tasked with setting international food standards.
H1 saw 873,000 bags of Brazilian product exported to the region, with revenue climbing 18% year-on-year to 102 million.
Production amounted to 912.6 million-dozens, up 6% from Q1 2018. The United Arab Emirates were the biggest importer.
The capacity to stock agricultural products in Brazil increased 0.3% in Q2 2018, to 169.5 million tonnes.
Year-to-date through May saw 730,000 bags shipped to that part of the world, up 52% year-on-year. Sales soared last month.
Foreign sales from Brazil were up 35% last month and 18% year-to-date. Egypt and the UAE were some of the top buyers.
Brazil shipped 381,100 tons in May. UAE purchases was one of the highlights of the month, ABPA said.
The food products have been developed by Embrapa’s livestock arm in southern Brazil and are non-pork-eater-friendly.
Overview of the world coffee production and consumption presented at the Coffee Summit on Wednesday shows that the Chinese market is promising for producers. Brazilian exports to the Arab countries grow above average.
A panel during the opening of Campo Grande Expo this Tuesday in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil featured the president of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce, Rubens Hannun.
Director of the Agribusiness Promotion Department of the Ministry of Foreign Relations, Alexandre Ghisleni, visited the Arab Brazilian Chamber on Monday to discuss agribusiness opportunities.
The fertilizer manufacturer saw revenue climb 20% in Q1, with results driven by markets including Brazil.
Forecast is a crop of 51 million bags according to CONAB. Reduction is due to the two-year period for coffee farming.
