The Brazilian food conglomerate bought Paraná state’s Big Frango and Australia’s Primo Smallgoods. According to chairman Wesley Batista, the Primo deal will heighten the company’s exposure to value-added products.
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A normative instruction has been published on the Brazilian Official Gazette lifting two taxes on purchases of raw material for manufacturing the fuel.
According to the Brazilian minister of Agriculture, a delegation from the Arab country is visiting Brazil next week and exports should be resumed by the second half of December.
Brazil’s Geography and Statistics Institute estimates a 198.3 million-tonne cereal, oilseed and legume harvest next year. The National Supply Company expects a 194.39 million to 199.97 million-tonne yield in 2014/2015.
A Brazilian mission headed by Agriculture minister Neri Geller has travelled to the Arab country and discussed a technical visit to Brazil, one of the final steps before Saudi Arabia returns to importing cattle meat.
The AKS Saeed Saudi Arabia group will build a sugar processing unit in the Arab country and expects one tonne of the product to be supplied from Brazil.
Brazilian sales to the region declined in volume and revenue year-to-date through October. Total coffee exports, however, have increased.
Brazil’s Agriculture Ministry believes the grain will see a 7.3% increase in output and 4.3% foreign sales growth next year. Measures will be taken to ensure transportation and increase capacity at North ports.
The goal of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply is to vaccinate 150 million heads of cattle and buffaloes.
Sales in the region and total revenues increased in quarter three. According to a statement released by the Brazilian food company to its shareholders, a plant will be inaugurated in Abu Dhabi on November 26th.
Market Place platform released guidelines for proposal submissions from African, Latin American and Caribbean countries willing to develop projects with Brazil’s Embrapa. Goal is to develop agriculture in these areas.
Sugar and ethanol producers should keep foreign sales of sugar level in the 2014-2015 crop season. Prices are low, but should rise once global stockpiles have decreased.
The Brazilian secretary for Irrigation, Guilherme Costa, visited a project in Taroudant, in the Arab country. The World Bank promoted the trip and wants to create a platform for debate in the area.
Conference hosted by the FAO and agribusiness organizations will debate how to broaden food supply to meet global demand in 2050. The event will take place in São Paulo on the 14th.
