The country should only buy 51,000 tonnes from abroad this crop, according to projections from the Conab. The previous estimate was 163,000 tonnes, but domestic growers are supplying the national market.
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The country exported 637,000 bags to the region in the first half. Revenues with shipments, however, were practically the same as those in the same period in 2012.
The volume was record for the first quarter, according to the IBGE, which has been tabulating the figures since 1997. A total of 8.1 million heads of cattle were slaughtered, up 12.7% over the same period in 2012.
Brazilian bovine meat exports generated US$ 2.5 billion in revenues according to Industry Association figures. The volume shipped increased by an even higher rate, 22.57%, to 562,000 tonnes.’
After a long dry spell and a decline in production, the United States should see a normal crop. Still, strong global demand will ensure that Brazilian exports have their space.
Survey shows that productivity increased in Brazil from 1975 through 2010, considering production increments stemming from efficiency and excluding those ascribable to increased use of production inputs.
Sales of Brazilian agriculture and livestock products through May increased to US$ 40.39 billion, driven by items such as maize, soy and meats. The main target was Asia.
By the end of the year, companies that sell meat and chicken to the country will have to register and pay a fee of US$ 58,600 per production unit. The objective is to ensure food quality.
The volume turned to financing climbed 16.6%, to R$ 21 billion (US$ 10 billion). Families with income of up to R$ 360,000 (US$ 180,000) may have access to the credit.
OECD and FAO estimate that activity in agriculture will be up 1.5% a year on average in the next ten years, as against 2.1% from 2003 to 2012.
Figures disclosed by the Ubabef show that in May, sector exports totalled US$ 766.4 million, 6% more than in the same month in 2012. The volume shipped was 8.3% lower.
The Agriculture and Livestock Plan will make the amount available for financing during the upcoming crop, according to a federal government announcement. Value is up 18% from the last season.
Money will fund projects to boost productivity, including genetic improvement of fish, animal vaccines and development of machines and industrial processes.
‘Negligible risk’ for mad cow disease, a status first determined in February, has been confirmed at a meeting of delegates from the World Animal Health Organization (OIE).
