Brazilian foreign sales of the product reached US$ 8.7 billion, 53.6% more than in 2010. Exports to the Arabs reached US$ 249 million, an increase of 34%.
The Brazilian research station on the continent will be the first to use an ethanol-fuelled generator to supply its electric needs.
In Brazil, the sector shipped the equivalent of US$ 94.6 billion abroad in 2011, an all-time high. To the minister of Agriculture, Mendes Ribeiro Filho, a new record should be set in 2012.
Per capita poultry consumption rose in five Arab countries in the region in 2011. The United Arab Emirates led with 67.2 kilograms per person, growth of 14% over 2010.
Brazilian exports generated US$ 3.539 billion in the first week, reduction of 2.3% over January 2011 in the daily average. Imports totalled US$ 3.644 billion and the country had a trade deficit.
Brazil exported the equivalent of US$ 8.85 billion in 2011. The volume shipped increased by 2.3%. The average price of chicken increased by 17.4% last year.
The country has expanded destinations for exports over the last decade, but basic products have gained importance in business, whereas manufactured products have reduced their share.
Two students from the Unicamp are going to participate in a scientific event at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology. They had their works selected in an international competition.
With five shops in the interior of São Paulo, Marina Gheler will have franchises of the semi-jewellery brand that goes by her name in 2012. She aims to sell more abroad, mainly to the Arabs.
The Extended Consumer Price Index reached 6.5%, the upper limit of the government’s target range. The president of the Central Bank, however, said that now the scenario is one of decline.
This year, the French museum will inaugurate a section dedicated to its collection of art from the Islamic countries. The glass ceiling was inspired by silk scarves.
In 2011, 641 enterprises declared insolvency in Brazil, a figure 12.4% lower than in the preceding year. The number of companies that filed for insolvency also dropped, from 1,939 to 1,737.
São Paulo-based enterprise GA makes a stunner that leaves chickens unconscious so their necks may be slit. The company sells to 30 countries and now it intends to break into the Middle East and Africa
The government surveyed 184 different attractions near the 2014 FIFA World Cup host cities. The intention is to encourage the crowds attending the matches to visit them.
