The company has launched a product with 6-tonne capacity featuring a solar-powered aeration system. The goal is to supply Sub-Saharan Africa, where properties average at 5 hectares and farm maize.
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Over 114,000 tonnes were shipped from Brazil to the Middle East and North Africa in H1. Industry association Abiec’s chairman calls on Saudi Arabia to provide instructions so embargo may be lifted.
Brazil shipped 734,606 bags to the region in the first semester. Revenue, however, fell by 10% in the same period and stood at US$ 97 million.
Index measured by FAO declined in June for the third month in a row. Cereals, vegetable oils and dairy products are cheaper.
Decline was seen in June from May and was driven by price fall of agricultural goods.
Increase could be seen in Q1 from Q1. Brazil has produced a total of 6.2 billion litres of milk, according to the IBGE.
Exports of the product were up 35% year-to-date through May this year from the same period in 2013. Markets to which sales increased include Saudi Arabia.
Prospect of Gross Production Value this year is US$ 199.8 billion. Forecast is 0.3% lower than the one posted in May by the Ministry of Agriculture.
The Arab country no longer requires additional proof of avian flu vaccination for fowl bred in Brazil. To the vice president of the Brazilian Animal Protein Association, the decision shows trust in Brazil’s production.
Morocco’s phosphate company OCP and Brazil’s Fertilizantes Heringer have announced that the former is acquiring a 9.5% to 10.5% stake in the latter.
The current Brazilian crop should produce 193.6 million tonnes, according to a National Supply Company survey. The volume is higher than last month’s forecast and up 2.6% from the previous harvest.
The volume shipped from Brazil to Arab countries increased to 655,000 60-kilogram bags from January through May. Revenues, however, were down 7.7%.
International index calculated by the FAO was below the ones seen in April and March. Dairy products, oils and cereals have also declined. Sugar, however, has risen.
Brazilian Usibras will open a plant in the beginning of the year, which will export to several regions in the world, including the Middle East.
