This year should see 59.6 million 60-kg bags harvested, as per a November survey from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE).
Brazilian association of manufactures hopes to achieve a number of 779 thousand manufactured units until the end of 2018. For 2019 the projection is a 10% growth, a total of 857 thousand bikes.
Brazil-based companies like Florestal Alimentos and the BrazilBarn group struck up deals at the Abu Dhabi expo which wrapped up on Wednesday (12). The event was also a chance to find new business contacts.
Association Abraciclo has revised up its 2018 estimate on the back of good results seen from January to November.
In line with the upward trend of the past few years, foreign sales are expected to reach 1.62 million tons in 2018 – the biggest volume ever shipped from Brazil. Revenues are seen climbing 7.4% to over USD 6.5 billion.
The products were brought to expo SIAL Middle East by Brazilian companies AE Negócios Internacionais and ABN8 Trading and made it to the finals for an accolade for innovation.
The 2nd edition of Off Biennale Cairo, an independent art show in the Egyptian capital, will continue until Saturday. One of its curators is Sheila Zago of Brazil.
The desert climate is no impediment to food production in Arab Gulf countries. Despite being major importers, they do produce legumes, vegetables, meats, dairies, milk and lots of dates. The items can be seen at SIAL Middle East.
Last month saw 3.68 million bags shipped from Brazil. Revenues slid by 1% to USD 485 million. Year-to-date, the volume shipped to Arab countries was up 15%.
Six continental championship-winning teams will descend on the Arab country to play for the world title. Home team Al Ain is also playing.
The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) forecasts a 231-million-ton harvest next year, up 1.7% from this year.
Trading company ALM Brazil’s CEO Marlucia Martire will supply a shipping container’s worth of pepper per month for a year to an importer in the UAE. She’s also sold nuts and coffee at the expo.
Featuring photographs, videos and cartoons, the exhibit ‘Palestine – from river to sea’ will focus on the so-called ‘al Nakba,’ Arabic for ‘the catastrophe,’ a reference to the foundation of Israel and the beginning of the Palestinian exodus from the region.
The Arab country’s deputy prime minister Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan was welcomed by Brazilian ambassador Fernando Igreja at the Brazilian stand in Abu Dhabi’s SIAL Middle East and said there’s an interest in partnerships with the agricultural private sector in Brazil.
