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.
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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.
Brazil shipped 330,000 60-kilogram bags to the region in quarter one. Lower prices, however, caused revenues to drop by 3.65% to US$ 55.4 million.
Saudi Arabia and Japan were the only two countries whose chicken imports from Brazil increased in March. Overall, the industry saw a decline in export volume and revenues.
The Brazilian Textile Industry Association has requested that imports of the item be exempted from tax for two months. The goal is to supply companies while the domestic crop is not harvested.
The volume last year was the highest since 2007, at 31.1 million, according to the Brazilian Statistics Institute. Lower prices and increased exports caused the hike.
The event, promoted by the Brazilian Arab Horse Breeders Association will be promoted next week, in Avaré, in the interior of the state. There will be three competitions.
