For the second consecutive month, the agribusiness exports from the state of Rio Grande do Sul were impacted by the freight tariff. The sector closed the month of July with US $ 919 million in sales, in a total of 1.755 million tons. This represents a decrease of 9.6% in value and 3.8% in volume sold compared to June 2018.
The year-to-date is still growing, reaching a high of 10.9% in relation to the same period of 2017. The data are in the Foreign Trade Report of Agribusiness of RS, released by the Farsul System.
The Soja Complex, the state’s main product in the international market, increased 2.2% in July and accumulated 16.5%. The result is directly related to the recovery of soybean meal and soybean oil. On the other hand, the oilseed in grain registered a new drop in the last month, with -8.8% and -8.1% in volume.
In the Carnes Group, there was an increase in value and volume exported (27.6% and 22%). The Cereals Group fell by 22.7%, with rice as the main offender (-22.4%). China remains the main partner of agribusiness in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, accounting for 46% of the value exported.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.