Sales of eggs from Brazil to other countries amounted to 5,500 tons in the first quarter of the year. The UAE was the biggest buyer, but its imports also declined.
Brazilian Central Bank index edged up in February from January. Seasonally adjusted figures showed 0.52% growth.
At the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, industry professionals from Brazil and the UAE had the first in a series of binational meetings.
Brazil and 11 other Latin American and Caribbean countries will be represented at the ‘Roots’ festival, scheduled from April 18 to 22 in Doha. There will be exhibitions and dance and music presentations.
Dubai Chamber staff and local executives will attend meetings with government and enterprises in São Paulo. They will also have appointments in Paraguay and Argentina. The trip will last from March 15 to 22.
The second edition of the festival ‘One Day in Arabia’ includes gastronomy, dances and crafts from the Middle East in two days at Ceret park. With stands organized by refugees, the event takes place on April 22 and 23.
Delegation visited meat processing plants in several states and met with the minister of Agriculture, Blairo Maggi. ‘The impression was very good,’ he said.
The sector’s association conducted a mission this week to Egypt and Saudi Arabia, with the support of the Arab Chamber.
A batch of medication and vaccines supplied by the government of Brazil was cleared for shipping early this week. The cargo was carried by the Brazilian Navy.
In the first quarter of the year, sales to the region increased by 12% to USD 2.029 billion over the comparable period in 2016.
The sector grew from February to January according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). Highest growth rates were registered in Rondônia, Mato Grosso and Acre.
Brazilian footwear exports to the region declined in the first quarter of this year from Q1 2016. However, sales increased to Bahrain, Syria, Mauritania, Oman, Algeria, Qatar and Tunisia.
The organization believes that world trade will grow 2.4% in 2017 and up to 4% in 2018, against only 1.3% in 2016.
Foreign sales from Brazil reached 17,400 units in the first quarter, a relevant increase over the comparable period in 2016. Whole-year exports are seen reaching 93,000 motorcycles.
