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January 2007
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Written by Cláudia Abreu
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Thursday, 25 January 2007 11:17 |
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In 2006, Brazil consolidated its position as the world's largest producer and exporter of coffee, contributing to the country's agribusiness Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which was US$ 250.8 billion. According to the CNA (National Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock), the gross value of coffee production last year was US$ 4.8 billion, 1.9% more than in 2005, when revenues amounted to US$ 4.7 billion.
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There is no difference with your steel or grains productions : you export only the raw production...unable to transform
and add value to the products. Funny that you export iron ore, cotton to China which then re-export elsewhere including in Brazil the textiles and alloys made from your commodities.