Agribusiness exports fall 3.6% in value in the 1st. semester
Agribusiness exports in June were driven by shipments of meat (beef, pork and chicken) and corn. According to the Secretariat of Commerce and International Relations (SCRI) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (Mapa), sales represented US$ 8.34 billion, a decrease of 8.9% in foreign exchange compared to June 2018, [… ]
Italian farmers oppose EU-Mercosur agreement, says minister
The Italian agricultural sector strongly opposes the trade agreement that the European Commission reached with the Mercosur group of South American countries in June, Italian Agriculture Minister Gian Marco Centinaio said on Monday. “We express strong concern,” Centinaio told reporters in Brussels. He stated that he believes that the Italian government will […]
Corn exports start July at a good pace
In the first week of July, Brazil exported, on average, 197.2 thousand tons of corn grain, according to the Secretariat of Foreign Trade (Secex). The volume increased by 173.3% in relation to the daily average exported in June this year and was 270.7% greater than the volume shipped per day in July last year. Regarding billing […]
