In 2021 the volume shipped to the Arabs and other major blocs was down. Production this year is expected to increase.
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The performance reflects high commodity and foreign exchange rates. The volume presented a drop caused by logistical bottlenecks.
Public schools in the city are having the Education & Coffee Week, when Arab culture and cuisine are featured.
Eleven Brazil-based companies are part of an Arab Brazilian Chamber mission that started on Sunday (31) and will go through Qatar, too. Businesspeople want to learn more about the market, prospect potential buyers and distributors, and some are considering opening offices in the UAE.
Governor Rui Costa visited DMCC’s center for coffee on Thursday (28) to get an idea of how the center for cacao in Dubai will be like, and he was welcomed by CEO Ahmed bin Sulayem.
The memorandum of understanding signed in São Paulo by the DMCC Free Trade Zone and the Arab Brazilian Chamber provides for collaboration in seminars, roadshows, business missions, and indications of companies to do business in Dubai, in addition to institutional support.
In July, Brazilian coffee exports fell 13% compared to the same month last year. The sector entity informed there are obstacles such as increased freight costs, cancellation of bookings, and disputes for containers.
The event will bring together producers, sellers, national and regional brand representatives, as well as coffee lovers and connoisseurs. Brazilians can register to exhibit, and coffee growers can send samples of green coffee.
Minasul, Brazil’s second largest coffee grower cooperative, launched Coffee Coin on Thursday (1). It’s the world’s first green coffee-backed cryptocurrency.
Two Saudi traders had an online meeting with representatives of Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture, Cecafé, and BSCA. The Brazilians invited the Arab buyers to visit the country’s farms next year.
The volume purchased by the bloc in the first four months of the year was 678,000 bags of Brazilian produce.
Brazil’s Coffee Exporters Council (Cecafé) is looking to replicate, in the Arab country, its ongoing marketing work in China. Plans including working with the federal government to join trade shows and B2B events in the second half of 2021.
Arab bloc imported 19.2% more coffee from Brazil in 2020 from the previous year. Highlights are North African countries. Algeria bought 310% more coffee from Brazil.
A company that sells ‘rare’ products from Brazil, Nativo has Santo Agostinho coffee in its portfolio. What sets it apart is that the beans are produced and roasted in Brazil and then sold online in the UAE.
