巴西寻求与中国更多的农业贸易机会

          BRAZIL - The Chinese market is vital to the growth of Brazil's agricultural sector, and the country plans to focus on expanding exports to the world's second-biggest economy, newly elected Brazilian Agriculture Minister Katia Abreu said. "We need to sign more trade agreements with China. This desire is very strong for us," said Ms Abreu. Ms Abreu, who is also president of the National Confederation of Agriculture, underscored the importance of Chinese investment to his country's agricultural sector.

       Agriculture plays a key role in Brazil's economy, with the total volume of agricultural production in 2014 accounting for 22.5 per cent of GDP. Brazil is the world's biggest producer and exporter of coffee, sugar and orange juice, the biggest meat exporter and the second-biggest producer and exporter of soy products, as well as a major grower of corn.

　　巴西——中国市场对巴西农业领域的发展是至关重要，国家计划把重点放在扩大对世界第二大经济体的出口，新当选的巴西农业部长卡地亚·阿伯(Katia Abreu)说。“我们需要与中国签署更多的贸易协议。我们这个愿望非常强烈，”阿伯女士说。阿伯女士也是国家农业联合会的主席，强调了中国对本国农业部门投资的重要性。      

　　农业在巴西的经济中扮演着重要角色，农业生产的总量在2014年占GDP的22.5%。巴西是世界上最大的咖啡、糖和橙汁生产国和出口国，最大的肉类出口国和第二大大豆产品的生产国和出口国，还是主要的玉米种植国。