{"id":195703,"date":"2018-06-13T07:00:19","date_gmt":"2018-06-13T10:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=195703"},"modified":"2019-06-30T11:40:53","modified_gmt":"2019-06-30T14:40:53","slug":"parana-state-cooperative-copacol-opens-office-dubai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/parana-state-cooperative-copacol-opens-office-dubai\/","title":{"rendered":"Paran\u00e1 state cooperative Copacol opens office in Dubai"},"content":{"rendered":"

S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 Copacol, a cooperative based in Cafel\u00e2ndia, western Paran\u00e1, Brazil, opened a sales office early this month in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. The office will cover the entire Middle East and North Africa region.<\/p>\n

The cooperative\u2019s first-ever international unit is part of a strategy to increase its foothold in Arab markets.<\/p>\n

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Valter Pitol: Arab countries take in 21% of exports<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Copacol already ships product to seven Arab countries. Last year, it made sales \u2013 primarily of poultry \u2013 to Iraq, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, the UAE and Libya, grossing USD 68.12 million in the process.<\/p>\n

Copacol president Valter Pitol said that in 2017, those seven Arab countries took in 21% of the cooperative\u2019s exports, which went to 54 countries and grossed USD 324.4 million total.<\/p>\n

With its new business unit in Dubai, the cooperative plans on increasing its sales to that part of the world.<\/p>\n

According to Pitol, the cooperative will be able to provide better services in that area, rendering unique services to existing and future clients, and to increase sales of products like soya oil and bran in Arab countries.<\/p>\n

Currently, poultry makes up over 90% of Copacol\u2019s sales in Arab countries.<\/p>\n

The sales office in Dubai is named Copacol Cooperativa Agroindustrial Consolata (DMCC BRANCH), with an address at Silver Tower AG13, 13th<\/sup> floor, Jumeirah Lake Towers, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.<\/p>\n

The cooperative will rely on support from the sales professional Sadath Khan, whose career history includes work in the food industry. He will be regional sales manager for the Middle East.<\/p>\n

Copacol<\/strong><\/p>\n

Established on October 23, 1963 by Priest Lu\u00eds Luise and 32 immigrant farmers hailing from the states of Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul, Copacol is currently one of Brazil\u2019s ten biggest cooperatives. Last year, it saw BRL 3.458 billion in revenue, and is expected to gross BRL 4 billion this year.<\/p>\n

The 5,737-member outfit slaughters 98 million birds and delivers 11 million liters of milk a year.<\/p>\n

In 2017, it produced 11.4 million tons of fish, 952,600 tons of animal feed and concentrates and got 1.2 million tons of wheat, soy and maize from its members.<\/p>\n

*Story and text by Joel Santos Guimar\u00e3es.\u00a0<\/strong>Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum<\/strong><\/p>\n

Press Release<\/div>\n
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