Agriculture minister Tereza Cristina discussed environment-conscious practices employed by the industry in Brazil.
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Taiba Chicken buys poultry products from Russia to resell in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia, and now it intends to buy Brazilian products to amplify sales.
Launch of the Brazilian Breeders occurred during the International Poultry and Pork Show. Project is led by ABPA and Apex-Brasil.
Industry representatives are hoping to take advantage of chicken sales to ship more product to markets including the Middle East.
So says the Brazilian Animal Protein Association (ABPA), which is about to launch a poultry genetics brand. Sales to Saudi Arabia were up 5% through July.
The unit in Carambeí, Paraná will resume activities in early September. It used to ship some 6,500 tons of poultry items to Saudi Arabia each month.
Brazil’s Agriculture minister Tereza Cristina will travel to three or four Arab countries next September. She intends to discuss sales of new agribusiness products, as well as the import of Arab goods to Brazil.
The Center for Advanced Studies on Applied Economics (Cepea-USP) reported that despite a hike in foreign sales volume, lower prices led to a 2.7% drop in revenues.
Exports from Brazil to the region grossed USD 642 million in June, up 26% year-on-year.
Brazil shipped 192,000 tonnes of chicken meat to the Arab country in H1. Total foreign sales grew by 11% in the period.
Current head of the Brazilian diplomatic representation to Bogotá, Colombia, Julio Bitelli was nominated to the embassy in Rabat. At the Arab Brazilian Chamber, he said that diversifying exports and signing the agreement with Mercosur will be his priorities.
The food and beverage industry show will run from February 17 to 21 in Dubai. Participating executives sat in a preparatory meeting at the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce.
