In April, agribusiness exports in Rio Grande do Sul reached US $ 1.101 billion, up 11.8% over the same period last year. The highlight in sales goes to rice, with high 223% in volume and 171% in the amount traded in the first four months, with strong influence of the auctions conducted by the federal government, Federation of Agriculture of the State of Rio Grande do Sul (Farsul).
Despite the highlight in rice sales, sales of chicken and pork meat declined sharply in April. The embargo imposed by the European Union resulted in a fall of -16.6% in the export of chicken meat. The pigs also followed the movement, with a reduction of -52.2%.
The meats group, with this, registered -23.4% in the marketed value. The result was not worse due to the recovery of beef that had an increase of 29.8%. A similar situation occurred with the Soy Complex group. While soybean oil (-15%) and soybeans (-0.3%) showed retraction.
Between March and April 2018, there was an increase of 7.1% in value and 15% in volume exported. China remains the main destination of agribusiness in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, accounting for 40% of the exported value. In second place the United States with 4.5% and third with South Korea, with 3%.