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.
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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.
Sales to those countries were up 12.9% year-to-date through November. Overall, 39.8 million bags of coffee got shipped from Brazil, the biggest amount on record, according to the Brazilian Coffee Exporters Council (Cecafé).
The Brazilian Coffee Week features local companies that import product from Brazil at the Dubai Coffee Museum. In addition to sampling the coffees, visitors can also try Brazilian foods like pão de queijo and tapioca.
Anorka of the UAE-based Hamwi conglomerate imports Brazilian coffee for processing and will work with the ABCC to search for new supplying farms. Executive at the company says that the product from Brazil is ‘unique.’
Year-to-date through October, Brazil exported 1.6 million bags of coffee to the Arab countries. The region accounted for 4.6% of Brazil’s coffee exports.
The Hamwi Co. conglomerate, which makes assorted coffee brands and coffee-based products, welcomed Brazil’s ambassador to the UAE, Fernando Igreja, on Sunday (8). The company sources 70% of its coffee from Brazil.
