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.
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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.
The company had 10.7% growth in net profit last year and plans to increase foreign sales to 30% of revenues by 2015. The Middle East and Africa are part of the strategy.
Company posted a net income of US$ 365.2 million. A year earlier, the meat processing group had incurred losses. However, exports to the Middle East and Africa declined.
The company should produce 150,000 cubic metres of fuel from soy at a unit in Mato Grosso. It will be supplied by small-scale producers.
OCP, in the phosphate sector, has announced the establishment of OCP Fertilizers, to trade and distribute the company’s products in the country. The organisation already operates in Brazil.
Brazilian production should total 183.4 million tonnes this year, according to the IBGE. The estimate exceeds that of January.
The volume shipped grew 3.3% and revenues rose 15.9% in comparison with the same period in 2012. In the accumulated result for the year, the shipments dropped, but revenues have grown.
Sales from Brasil to the region dropped 3.8% in January this year as against the same period in 2012. The country shipped 106,000 tonnes there last year.
Brazil should invest US$ 1.2 billion by 2014 to promote export of dairy and its products. The Development Ministry, Apex and OCB signed an agreement for such.
