Iron ore, chicken, beef, sugars, and coffee were the top export from Brazil to the North African country in the first half of the year.
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After experiencing two weaker harvests, Brazilian Apple Producers Association expects Brazil to have a better output in 2025, opening up a favorable outlook for exports.
Established by Isabel Ribeiro, Amarjon Biojoias makes earrings, bracelets and necklaces from leaves, flowers and seeds of Brazilian biomes.
ABPA projects that the detection of the Newcastle virus in the state of Rio Grande do Sul won’t impact more than 15% of chicken exports in the worst-case scenario. Brazil halted exports from the state to some countries including Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia, as per sanitary agreements.
Arab country was the third largest importer of beef from Brazil in the first half of the year, only behind China and the United States. Purchases stepped up both in volume and value.
In the wake of Brazil’s ratification of Mercosur’s free trade agreement with Palestine, Ambassador Alessandro Candeas analyzes in an article the commerce between the two countries and potential prospects, suggesting that Brazil could buy more Palestinian goods to balance out trade. This year’s result is a surprise given the crisis that has plagued Palestine in the context of war.
Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad Minister Nabil Ammar launched on Thursday (11) in São Paulo a commercial and consular office of the Embassy of Tunisia in Brazil. In his visit to the Arab-Brazilian Chamber and talks to the press, he spoke of Brazil-Tunisia relations, BRICS, and fertilizer and olive oil exports.
Brazil shipped an average volume of 431,400 tonnes in the first quarter of 2024 compared to 428,000 tonnes last year. June’s and first quarter’s results were down, though, although Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates stepped up purchases.
Representatives from the Halal do Brasil project were in Goiânia earlier this week to present the markets and technical specifications of foods fit for Muslim consumption.
Brazilian foreign minister and GCC secretary-general Jasem Mohamed AlBudaiwi discussed topics such as the relations between Brazil and the Arab countries in the Gulf, and the conflict in Gaza.
Bahrain’s ambassador to Brasília, Bader Abbas Alhelaibi, writes article on the results of the diplomatic relations between the two countries and forecasts the next steps of this partnership.
Industry group Fiergs estimates a slump in exports spurred by the impacts of the floods based on previous predictions for the year. Agriculture lobby Farsul indicates a negative impact on food production, and meatpacker lobby ABPA logged an 11% decline in poultry exports from the Rio Grande do Sul state in May but already points to a recovery.
The North African country’s exports soared by 9.8% year-on-year in the first five months of 2024 to reach USD 16.55 billion.
The increase was posted in the first quarter of this year compared to the same period last year, according to figures from industry lobby ABIMO.
