The country produced 3.5 million tons in the current crop, against 3.4 million in the previous cycle, according to preliminary data.
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The Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture estimates that agriculture and livestock production will amount to BRL 535.4 billion this year, with grains, cotton, oranges and sugarcane as best-performing crops.
Countries in the region accounted for 22% of total foreign sales for the Brazilian meat packer from July 2016 to June this year. Sales to Saudi Arabia were up 150% in the 12 months through June 2016.
The July forecast from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics for the 2017 crop in Brazil is 0.7% higher than the one from June. The crop is seen reaching 242.1 million tons this year, up 31% from 2016.
Sales from Brazil to the region soared to USD 122 million year-on-year from January to July as shipped volume increased by 1.2%. Lebanon is the top Arab buyer of goods from Brazil.
During the current crop, USD 218 million worth of the fruit were shipped abroad from the Arab country, up nearly 20% from the prior season.
Foreign sales of soy beans should reach 64 million tons this year, according to the sector’s association. Forecast from June pointed to 63 million tons.
Sales of fresh beef went up 7%, with poultry climbing 5%. Egypt was one of the highlights among destinations.
Foreign sales volume climbed 6.2% last month, in the first increase since Federal Police operation Carne Fraca began. Industry association ABPA said the UAE, Egypt and Kuwait fueled the results.
Foreign sales of lumber, paper and wood pulp increased in the year’s first six months, generating revenues of USD 4 billion to Brazil.
Saudi Arabia has been chosen as one of the priority countries for the sector’s promotion project, with actions happening in 2018 and 2019.
The forecast by the Ministry of Agriculture and by Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA) shows that Brazil’s 2026/2027 crop will reach 288.2 million tons, up 51 million tons over the current crop.
The first half of the year saw 556,664 bags of the product shipped from Brazil to the region, down 5% from H1 2016. Export revenues increased to USD 97 million.
Shipments of the Brazilian product to the Arab country increased 40% in the first six months. Sales to the Middle East dropped 10% in the same period. Overall, there was a 6.4% decline.
