From January to August of that year, Brazilian agribusiness exports registered revenues of US $ 68.52 billion, up 4.7% over the same period last year. According to information from S(SRI) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA).
According to the pulp, the increase in revenues was due to the increase in volume exported, which rose by 3.8% in the period analyzed. Imports in the sector fell by 0.7% and totaled US $ 9.47 billion in the period. As a result, the trade balance of agribusiness in the first eight months of the year was US $ 59 billion.
The main export segment of the agro continues to be the complex soy (grain, bran and oil). Exports of these products, which totaled US $ 25.79 billion between January and August 2017, increased to US $ 31.25 billion between January and August of this year (+ 21.2%).
MAPA also highlighted the performance of beef exports, which recorded record numbers in August. see more on here.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.