The revenues of the traditional Brazilian food sector industry reached R$ 1.57 billion (US$ 724 million) in the third quarter of the year. There has been a recovery in exports, which generated R$ 626.8 million (US$ 299 million), due to the gradual return to the consumption of chicken in Europe and the Middle East.
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The Arab countries have increased in 122% their garment exports to Brazil in the first ten months of this year when compared to the same period last year. The value was US$ 3.28 million. Trousers were the most purchased items.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – The number of formal micro and small companies in Brazil grew 22% between 2000 and 2004. The increase took place mainly in the North and Midwest of the country, where there has also been population growth. The figures are included in research Where are the Micro and Small Companies
Textile factories from the city of Imbituva, 180 kilometres away from Curitiba (the capital city of the southern Brazilian state of Paraná), have established a Local Productive Arrangement (APL) and are getting ready to export. The hub, which was created 32 years ago, currently has 50 companies employing 500 people. The factories specialize in knitting.
After having sold its participation in Gulf Industrial Investment Company, in Bahrein, Brazilian mining company Vale do Rio Doce is now evaluating the possibility of building an iron ore pellet factory in Oman. The company signed an agreement considering this matter with the company that manages the Port of Sohar, in the Arab country.
The shipments generated US$ 730 million in October, 57% more than in the same month last year. Agribusiness was the main cause for the performance, mainly sugar, whose sales to the region grew 170%. In the accumulated result for the year, exports have exceeded the result for the whole of 2005.
Agência Brasil* Brasília – Brazilian foreign sales totalled US$ 3.121 billion last week, a slight reduction when compared to the previous week. Imports, in turn, maintained their rhythm of growth, reaching US$ 2.347 billion. With this, the trade balance surplus in the week was US$ 774 million and in seven working days in November, the
Business on Rails, which took place last week in the city of São Paulo, southeastern Brazil, had 140 exhibitors and for the first time included stands by exhibitors from Spain, France, South Africa, India, Germany and the United States. Around 6,000 visitors went to the fair during the three days of the event.
A family company from the city of Gondomar, in the region of Porto, Portugal, wants to export its products to the Arab countries. For this reason, the company counts on the help of the Brazilian market, to which the company should start exporting in the near future. LSM was established in 1967 and has artisans specialized in the art of filigree, jewellery made out of gold thread.
The creations of garment manufacturer Anna Mariana Tricot, located in the city of Francisco Beltrão, in the southern Brazilian state of Paraná, were successful during fair Milano Vende Moda. The owners, who now have a representative in Milan, are already developing the winter 2008 collection especially for Europe.
Very classic and sophisticated, the furniture manufactured in Arab countries is sometimes gold- and silver-plated. Sculpted wood and exuberant design are the main features of chairs, armchairs and tables made in Morocco, Egypt, Syria, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
