{"id":309414,"date":"2022-03-29T15:39:36","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T18:39:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/fertilizante-sebrae-sp-faz-reuniao-com-fornecedores-arabes\/"},"modified":"2022-03-31T17:43:37","modified_gmt":"2022-03-31T20:43:37","slug":"fertilizers-sao-paulos-sebrae-met-with-arab-suppliers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/fertilizers-sao-paulos-sebrae-met-with-arab-suppliers\/","title":{"rendered":"Fertilizers: S\u00e3o Paulo\u2019s Sebrae met with Arab suppliers"},"content":{"rendered":"

S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 The S\u00e3o Paulo branch of the Brazilian Micro and Small Business Support Service (Sebrae) is fostering closer ties with Arab fertilizer<\/strong> suppliers to help Brazil face the crisis in the sector. The president of Sebrae-SP, Tirso Meirelles<\/strong> (pictured above)<\/em>, had a meeting last week with exporters in the sector in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, and is in talks for them to visit Brazil. The meeting had the support of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) office in Dubai, where it took place.<\/p>\n

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Dubai: Meeting at the ABCC office<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Fertilizer prices have spiked this year due to the war between Russia and Ukraine, and countries are concerned about a looming supply crisis. The Russians are important world exporters of fertilizers, an essential input to maintain current crop productivity levels and, consequently, volumes of produced food. In addition to supplying its domestic market, Brazil provides essential foods to other countries.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we noticed, which was very interesting, is the feasibility of other sources for importing fertilizers that do not necessarily go through those places in conflict,\u201d said Meirelles in an interview with ANBA. The goal of the meeting was to assess current opportunities in imports. \u201cWe managed to raise awareness among exporters. We are scheduling meetings here in Brazil,\u201d said the president of Sebrae-SP<\/strong> about a possible trip by the Arabs to follow up on the discussions.<\/p>\n

Meirelles says from the first contact; he realized there are conditions for importing products from other places, and there is speculation currently in the fertilizer market. According to him, it is necessary to seek alternatives so the farmer\u2019s production cost, including the medium and small properties, does not rise too much. \u201cIf they are not able to purchase (fertilizers), they will not buy, so productivity drops a lot, profitability drops a lot, and their permanence in agribusiness drops a lot,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The Arab suppliers with whom the president of Sebrae-SP spoke were food importers and expressed the need to buy sugar, soybean, barley, wheat, and maize from Brazil. Meirelles says he is in talks with the Brazilian National Confederation of Agriculture (CNA), mills, and cooperatives to help.<\/p>\n

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