The General Union of Chambers of Commerce for Arab Countries is promoting a conference on the topic in Khartoum, Sudan. The country offers an alternative for investment in agriculture.
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The 2013 forecast has been released by Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture, according to which this is the country’s highest GPV ever. Items whose prices have gone up the most include tomatoes, potatoes and oranges.
Saudi Arabia, Algeria and the United Arab Emirates have stepped up their imports from Brazil in April. During the month, the industry’s total exports were up 37.3%.
A partnership between the Aquiculture and Fishery Ministry and the Sebrae aims at increasing fish production in Brazil. One of the consequences should be domestic products replacing imported ones.
The meat packing company’s foreign sales revenues stood at R$ 848 million in quarter one this year. Exports accounted for 66.8% of total sales.
The Brazilian Institute for Geography and Statistics (IBGE) bets on 185 million tonnes harvested in Brazil this year. The previous crop generated 161.2 million tonnes.
The Centre-South of Brazil should harvest 589.6 million tonnes of sugarcane in the next crop, according to forecasts by the sector association. The previous crop totalled 532.7 million tonnes.
Sales to the Middle East and North Africa in the first quarter of the year dropped 9% in volume, totalling 54,820 tonnes. An embargo in Gulf countries affected the product trade.
Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture estimates that Gross Production Value will be up 9.8% in 2013. There will be an increase in crops such as cane, rice, soy, maize, orange and beans.
According to the FAO, the international indicator’s March-on-February increase was due to an 11% hike in dairy prices.
A partnership between Brazil’s Agricultural Corporation, Fundação Eliseu Alves and Calderon Consulting should enable implementation of plants to make organomineral fertilizers, made from poultry and swine residue.
Agriculture Ministry figures show that foreign sales increased by 6% from January to March. A commodities analyst claims the performance could have been better if it weren’t for logistics issues.
Brazil’s production of sugarcane should reach 653.8 million tonnes in the 2013/2014 crop, according to the National Food Supply Company. In the previous cycle, Brazil picked 588.9 million tonnes.
The exhibition turned to the rice sector should take place from April 16th to the 19th in the city of Pelotas and will have two Arab countries among the buyers: Jordan and Saudi Arabia. They will participate in business roundtables trading 500,000 tonnes of the product.
