{"id":174073,"date":"2018-04-26T17:33:56","date_gmt":"2018-04-26T19:33:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=174073"},"modified":"2018-04-26T18:17:02","modified_gmt":"2018-04-26T20:17:02","slug":"saudi-arabia-remains-target-rice-exports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/saudi-arabia-remains-target-rice-exports\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia remains a target for rice exports"},"content":{"rendered":"

S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 Saudi Arabia is once again among the target markets of Brazilian Rice<\/em>, a partnership between the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil) and the Brazilian Rice Industry Association (ABIARROZ). The extension of the project was signed Thursday (26) morning in Porto Alegre (RS), in an event that was attended by the sector\u2019s leadership.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re still betting on Saudi Arabia, especially because of the potential of the parboiled rice in that market,\u201d Gustavo Ludwig, manager of Brazilian Rice<\/em>, told ANBA. \u201cWe attended Foodex last year and are planning to be there again this year,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Four Brazilian companies from the sector went to Jeddah last year to attend Foodex Saudi, an important local food trade expo. Last year\u2019s good performance raised the interest to return to the 2018 edition, which will be held from November 12 to 15.<\/p>\n

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Extension includes BRL 2.1 billion (USD 620,000) worth of investments from 2018 to 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In addition, Ludwig mentions Gulfood, in Dubai, as an event in which Brazilian companies could find more opportunities. \u201cAnd there, not only in Saudi Arabia, but across the Arab market,\u201d he explained. Saudi buyers will also be invited for B2B meetings organized by the project.<\/p>\n

ABIARROZ stated that Saudi Arabia\u2019s still seeing as a country needing prospection. The United States, Panama, Peru and United Kingdom are the other target markets of the project for the 2018-2020 period, when BRL 2.1 million (USD 620,000) should be invested. Iraq was also mentioned by Ludwig as a prominent market, alongside Cuba, Senegal, Venezuela, Sierra Leone, Nicaragua, Bolivia and Gambia.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis action is crucial, since usually there\u2019s a rice surplus production in Brazil and the exporting channel of an already industrialized product becomes very important,\u201d said, in a statement, ABIARROZ\u2019s president, Elton Doeler. He said that the goal is to turn the country into a renowned competitor in international trade for its quality, production capacity and food security.<\/p>\n

Also attending the event, Apex\u2019s president Roberto Jaguaribe highlighted the agency\u2019s work. \u201cWe went through an effort to open new partners up for trade. Many times, we forget that we are a large country \u2013 geographically, economically and demographically. We can\u2019t operate as a small country, we have to take action as a large country,\u201d he said in a statement.<\/p>\n

Translated by S\u00e9rgio Kakitani <\/strong><\/p>\n

Marcelo Matusiak\/Abiarroz<\/div>\n
Marcelo Matusiak<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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