August was a fall for exports of the agribusiness of Rio Grande do Sul, with a 10.4% decrease in the value of shipments [US $ 1.044 billion] in the annual comparison, according to the Agribusiness Foreign Trade Report of Rio Grande do Sul, released by the System Farsul, this Monday (10).
Soybeans, the main product of the sector in the international market, fell by 3.3%. The Meat group also presented negative results, reaching -55%. Chicken and pork reached -74.4% and -58.6%, respectively. Smoke (-7.8%) and Forest Products (-13.4) complete the list of falling groups. In a contrary move, the beef had a growth of 61.7%. The Cereais group also had high pull, almost exclusively, by the rice, reaching 38.1%.
In the comparison between July and August of 2018 there was an increase of 13.6% in value and 11.9% in volume sold. The Soja group grew 12.1% in value and Forest Products 28.6%. Rice again was responsible for the increase of the Cereals group, with 13.1%, while the group Fumo and its Products reached 61.7% in the comparison period. Meat closed down by 2.8% due to the influence of chicken (-16.4%) and pork (-15%), while beef rose by 23.9%.
In the year to date, there was a growth of 7.6% compared to 2017. The highlight was the Soja Complex (13.1%), but Cereals (10.2%), Fumo and its Products (16.8% ) and Forest Products (63.1%) also had good results. The meats group dropped 31.3%. China remained the main destination for Rio Grande do Sul exports in August, accounting for 47% of total sales. Next came the USA (3.9%) and Slovenia (2.8%).
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.