Cattle Beef Sales To The Emirates Should Double
Brazil - ANBA report Brazil had revenues of US$ 35.5 million from cattle beef exports to the Arab country last year. This year, sales should increase to US$ 70 million, according to projections by the Brazilian Beef Industry and Exporters Association (Abiec), an organisation which represents the industries in the sector, and which promoted the participation of 11 meatpacking plants in the Gulfood trade fair, which ended yesterday (22) in Dubai.
21 March 2007
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Cattle Beef Sales To The Emirates Should Double Brazil had revenues of US$ 35.5 million from cattle beef exports to the Arab country last year. This year, sales should increase to US$ 70 million, according to projections by the Brazilian Beef Industry and Exporters Association (Abiec), an organisation which represents the industries in the sector, and which promoted the participation of 11 meatpacking plants in the Gulfood trade fair, which ended yesterday (22) in Dubai.
Gulfood ended yesterday with good business for Brazilian companies.
São Paulo - Brazilian exports of cattle beef to the United Arab Emirates should double this year. The projection was made by the Brazilian Beef Industry and Exporters Association (Abiec) after participating in Gulfood, a trade fair for the food sector that ended yesterday (22) in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. The organisation promoted the participation of 11 Brazilian meatpacking plants in the fair. Brazil had revenues of US$ 35.5 million from cattle beef sales to the Arab country in 2006, and the figure should reach US$ 70 million this year, according to the executive director at Abiec, Antonio Jorge Camardelli.
The participation in the fair, according to the director, will have a significant impact on this increase. "There was a closer contact, eleven companies participated in the fair, we are working on eliminating wholesalers," said Camardelli. According to him, other factors should help aid the forecasted growth in sales to the region, the experience of Brazilian slaughterhouses in halal slaughter and the competitiveness of Brazilian beef when compared to international competitiveness. "The Australian meat is very expensive. India is trying to enter the market, but the quality is not yet as high as expected," stated the executive.
According to information disclosed by the Abiec press department, the exchange of Australian beef for Brazilian beef in the Arab country is clear. Camardelli stated that Brazil may supply the Emirates and Arab countries in general with both first class products and lower added value products. Brazil is already the main supplier of cattle beef to the Emirates. Last year there was growth of 74% in exports of the national product to the Arab country when compared to 2005, when revenues with sales to the region reached US$ 20.4 million.
Sales to the Arab countries in general should also grow this year, according to the executive director, but not at the same proportion as to the Emirates. In Gulfood there was demand for Brazilian cattle beef also from other countries, like Egypt. This causes the Abiec representatives to believe that the Arabs will be prominent among exporters of Brazilian cattle beef this year. The Brazilian producers of cattle beef who participated in Gulfood were Bertin, Mataboi, Goiascarne, Arantes, Marfrig, Cooperfrigu, Quatro Marcos, Frigoestrela, Minerva, Independência, União do Iguatemi and Friboi.
Another 12 companies that produce chicken and fruit, as well as the Brazilian Fruit Institute (Ibraf) and the Brazilian Poultry Exporters Association (Abef) also exhibited in the fair in Dubai. Gulfood is considered the largest food sector fair in the Middle East. This was the 12th edition of the fair. Gulfood counted on the participation of local and foreign companies like Al Wazzan Group, Cargil
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