Comments for Brazil Agribusiness Exports Explode: 27% Growth, US$ 74 Billion in Revenues at http://www.brazzilmag.com , comment 0 to 1 out of 1 comments http://www.brazzilmag.com Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:14:40 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.brazzilmag.com/content/view/9873/1/#pc_16756 Yesssssssssss..... but only when measured against a weak currency ! Why dont you measure it against the Zimbabwe currency ? You will have finally found the right formula for your future Nuclear Projects ! Facts coming from elsewhere than your Disinformation Dept at the Planalto in Brasilia : - 5 September - Friday Margen suspended cattle slaughtering operations at 16 plants due to liquidity problems. It has notified 3,500 employees, of its 5,000, that their jobs have been temporarily suspended as well. The Administrative Directors says market conditions are terrible and banks have restricted credit. "We can't continue operating while losing money every day", said the Director. source: Valor Economico - 30 July - Wednesday Despite reducing production by 20% this semester, meat-packing factories in Mato Grosso are beginning to shutdown their facilities and giving workers forced vacation because of the lack of supply of cattle for slaughter. - 22 July - Tuesday Data released this Tuesday, 15, from the Center for Advanced Studies and Applied Economics (Cepea) show that the cost of production of cattle has reached a level never before seen. Considering a starting point back in March 2003, the index which measures the costs of production has risen more than 60% as of March this year. In March 2008, the cost of production of cattle - The Total Operating Cost (TOC) - rose 4.04% from February to March and 10.6% for the year. - 31 July - Thursday Brazil Cosan swings to Feb-Apr loss SAO PAULO, July 30 (Reuters) - Cosan (CSAN3.SA: Quote, Profile, Research), Brazil's largest sugar and ethanol group, swung to a net loss on Wednesday for the period between February and April, due to falling international sugar prices and rising costs, after a profit a year earlier. Cosan said its net loss was 5.3 million reais ($3.39 million) for the period after a 164.7 million reais profit at the same time last year. - Mato Grosso Crop 08/09 Soybeans are already showing losses of R$ 50 to R$ 100 per hectare, due to the high cost of production Diário de Cuiabá MARCONDES MACIEL Reporter A little more than 30 days from planting, there are doubts and tension among producers. The chairman of the Association of Corn and Soybean Producers of the State of Mato Grosso (Aprosoja), Glauber Silveira, warns of losses of R$ 50 to R$ 100 per hectare, due to high cost production. Selling more but in a weaker currency doesnt mean your farmers are happy ! Talk to them !!!!!!!!! Viva the Brazilian Fair Disinformation Dept with Bin the Crook at the helm ! From March 2003 through 2008 cattle prices have 27.22% while operational cost have risen 63.19%. In these past five years, mineral supplements, fertilizers, and labor the largest increases, rising 48.25%, 11.97% and 8.58% respectively. Only in the month of March this year, the same items rose 18.42%, 7.57% and 21.89%. source: CEPEA/ESALQ - ch.c. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:22:21 +0100