São Paulo – Animal healthcare company Ouro Fino Agronegócio, headquartered in the city of Cravinhos, in the interior of the state of São Paulo, exports approximately 500,000 units of veterinary drugs per year to three Arab countries: Sudan, Mauritania and Saudi Arabia.
Regarding the expansion of sales in the region, José Adolfo Trevelin, the company’s Foreign Trade director, claims that “the intention is to augment.” “We are seeking partners in order to expand our deals,” he adds.
The medicine exported to the Arabs consists mostly of antiparasitic drugs, for internal diseases, such as worms, and for external ones, such as ticks and scabies. The nine types of products sold to those countries may be used on camels, bovines, goats, horses and sheep.
Sudan accounts for 50% of Ouro Fino Agronegócio’s exports to the Arabs. In total, Sudan, Mauritania and Saudi Arabia account for roughly 5% of the company’s annual revenues from foreign sales. Sales to the Arabs range from US$ 600,000 to US$ 700,000, out of a total of US$ 13 million per year in exports by the company.
Ouro Fino Agronegócio was established in 1987 and posted 205 million Brazilian reals (US$ 117.5 million) in revenues in 2008. According to the company’s website, it has an annual growth rate of 25%. The Ouro Fino plant in the city of Cravinhos occupies an area of 125,000 square metres, and Ouro Fino ranks seventh among the leading animal healthcare companies in Brazil.
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Ouro Fino Agronegócio
Rod. Anhanguera SP 330, Km 298 Dist. Industrial – Cravinhos – São Paulo
Telephone: (+55 16) 3518-2000
Website: www.ourofino.com
*Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum
