S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 Amap\u00e1 was the state of Brazil whose exports to the Arab countries increased the most this year. According to figures supplied by the Foreign Trade Secretariat of the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade, sales from Amap\u00e1 to the Arab market Amap\u00e1 went from US$ 22.8 million, in the first four months of 2010, to US$ 66.5 million in the same period of this year. There was an increase of 190%. <\/p>\n
The increase was chiefly due to iron ore, which accounted for the near-entirety of sales. Amap\u00e1 shipped 546,600 tonnes of iron ore to the Arab world from January to April, as against 434,400 tonnes in the same period of 2010. Revenues from exports reached US$ 63.7 million in the first four months of this year, and US$ 22.8 million in the same period of last year. There was an increase of 178%.<\/p>\n
According to the geologist of the Mineral Resources Department at the Amap\u00e1 Industry, Trade and Mining Secretariat, Ant\u00f4nio Ferreira do Amaral, sales from the state to the Arabs have been growing due to an escalating demand for the ore. \u201cOver the last few years, the demand for iron ore on the international market has grown a lot,\u201d says Amaral, highlighting that China, however, is the leading buyer of the product from Amap\u00e1.<\/p>\n
According to the geologist, there are several mining companies in the state, but the ones currently exporting iron ore are Anglo Ferrous and Unamgem. Zamapa operates in the sector as well, but is not exporting at the moment. According to Amaral, mining and wood cutting are the state’s main economic activities. Amap\u00e1 also operates in other fields, some of which involve exports, although at a lower scale. Such is the case with the fishing industry. <\/p>\n
Aside from iron ore, however, the state also sells wood to the Arab market. Revenues from exports of the product reached US$ 2.7 million from January until April. In the same period of 2010, no wood was sold from Amap\u00e1 to the region. In the Arab world, the two buyers of products from Amap\u00e1 were Bahrain and Morocco, which accounted for 34% of total sales from the state, which amounted to US$ 196.2 million.<\/p>\n
After Amap\u00e1, the state of Brazil whose revenues from exports to the Arab world increased the most in the first four months was Rio Grande do Sul, at a rate of 123%, to reach US$ 659 million. The state of Paran\u00e1 ranked third, as its sales went from US$ 256.3 million to US$ 501.4 million, an increase of 95.6%. Sales from Piau\u00ed have increased, but the basis of comparison was zero, because the state did not sell to Arab countries from January to April 2010. In the same period of this year, export revenues reached US$ 108,700.<\/p>\n
*Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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