Revenues of micro and small companies in São Paulo increased in the first quarter, compared with the same period of 2009. The information was disclosed by the Micro and Small Business Support Service.
Brazilian exports to the region generated US$ 55.2 million in revenues in the first four months of the year. A total of 414,000 60-kilogram bags were shipped.
Professional cosmetics developed by the Beox brand, based in São Paulo, will be shipped to Egypt next week. The company is already negotiating with an Egyptian distributor as well.
Data disclosed today by Food Supply Company and Geography and Statistics Institute forecast the country’s largest crop. The former estimates 146.81 million tonnes, and the latter, 145.9 million.
A thematic agreement between the GBEP (Global Bioenergy Partnership), in Tunis, is discussing indicators to use in public policies in biofuel. Brazil and Sudan are members of the group.
The theme is being discussed, according to the Ministry of Agriculture Coffee Department director, Robério Oliveira. The country should produce 47 million bags of coffee, the largest crop in 10 years
In comparison with April of last year, however, there was growth. In total, 1.13 million units were manufactured in the first four months of 2010, as against 918,400 in the same period of 2009.
The Brazilian Tourism Institute (Embratur) is going to launch a program today to attract international events. The focus will be on sports competitions.
Industrial cooperative Cocamar, based in the state of Paraná, wants to increase its exports by 44% this year. The fruit juice segment is the bet, and the Middle East is a priority market.
The Brazilian company expects to sell 100 tonnes of tuna and sardines to food distributors in the country. Negotiations started at the Djazagro fair, held in April.
Brazil exported the equivalent of US$ 552 million in the first four months of the year. In April, foreign sales totalled US$ 159 million, representing growth of 98.75%.
The sector posted US$ 9.5 billion in revenues in the first quarter, being US$ 4.1 billion in March alone, the best result ever for the month. Exports, however, dropped by 4.4%.
The surplus was boosted by financial operations, as trade operations generated a deficit. In the accumulated result for the year, the balance is at US$ 5 billion.
Vale, BNDES, Funcef and Petros will establish a US$ 344 million fund. The aim is to recover 450,000 hectares in the Amazon. Companies seek partners to speed up the project and Arabs are interested.
