The Agriculture Ministry forecasts a good season after the crisis caused by COVID-19 repercussions and lack of rainfalls.
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The enhancement of trade was in discussion in an online event hosted by the Arab Chamber this Wednesday (9). The agricultural attaché at the Embassy of Brazil in Morocco, Nilson Guimarães, said sales of coffee, tropical fruit and other items from Brazil could increase.
Company Jacto of Brazil believes in the potential of partnerships to implement new technologies in the Arab country, where opportunities are available to grow citrus fruits, tomatoes and olives. Industry association Abimaq’s executive director stressed Brazil’s role in technology production in an Arab Chamber webinar this Wednesday (9) featuring Brazilian and Moroccan diplomats.
The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) reported that cereal, legume and oilseed output will amount to 250.5 million tons in 2020, up 9 million tons from 2019.
In the Brazilian semiarid, there are saltwater-tolerant forage plant species. They are part of the interest of the UAE’s International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) in the agreement signed with Embrapa. On the other hand, Brazilians aim to know more about genetic resources and technologies developed by the Arabs.
The Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa) and the UAE’s International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) will work together to develop salt-rich water utilization technologies.
Farm output is expected to amount to BRL 703.8 billion (USD 137.7 billion) in 2020, driven by high prices for beef, oranges, rice, beans, tomatoes and wheat.
Overall sales from Brazil slid 4.2% last month, while agriculture and livestock product exports soared.
Despite the global crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the sector stepped up imports on April. Brazil’s demand for fertilizers is expected to grow by 1.5% to 3% in 2020.
The country purchased more product from abroad this month, in spite of the uncertainty surrounding the global economic scenario. Goods whose imports went up include wheat, fertilizers, sanitary items, ethylene polymers and electric generators.
During a webinar hosted by the Arab Brazilian Chamber, Tereza Cristina said Arab countries are one of the Ministry’s priorities when it comes to foreign markets amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
Brazil’s Tereza Cristina will speak from Brazil. Union of Arab Chambers secretary-general Khaled Hanafy will join in from Egypt. Arab Chamber president Rubens Hannun will give an introductory speech. The webinar takes place April 8, 9 am (BRT), with simultaneous interpretation into Portuguese and English. Registrations are open.
Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture created a group to oversee and outline strategies to cushion the impact of coronavirus on crops and supply.
Brazil has road closures and refrigerated containers that didn’t return from abroad. Organizations of the productive and logistics sector are coming up with solutions to go on with the food transport from the rural areas to the domestic and foreign market.
