In the accumulated from January to August of this year, the trade balance of the forest sector reached R $ 6.4 billion, 31.8% higher than the result obtained in the same period of last year. Still this year, the sector increased its share in agribusiness exports to 10.4%, Brazilian Tree Industry (Ibá).
On the billing of the three products of the segment, pulp showed a 37.8% increase from January to August, while paper increased 4.3% and wood panel 7.3%, which resulted in R $ 7.1 billion traded with other countries in this period.
China is the main foreign market for pulp sales and increased by 42.3% the acquisition of the product, in terms of values, compared to the accumulated of the year 2017. Europe and North America continue as the other destinations with greater negotiation of the product , which totaled US $ 5.6 billion exported in 2018.
The role, in turn, continues with its focus on foreign trade in Latin America, which posted a 11.2% advance in the negotiated value. Latin America is also the main destination of wood panels and reached US $ 115 million acquired from the product this year, up 15.0%.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.