The import of machinery for agriculture registers an increase of 38.8% in the accumulated from January to August compared to the same period of last year, according to a balance sheet of the Brazilian Association of Machinery and Equipment Industry (Abimaq), released on Tuesday (25 ). “It is the highest growth rate in 2018 among all the sectors covered by Abimaq,” says the chairman of Abimaq’s board of directors, João Carlos Marchesan.
In August, however, there was a 9.3% drop in the import of agricultural machinery. Regarding Brazilian exports of agricultural machinery, Abimaq figures indicate an increase of 35.3% in August – with the appreciated dollar having a strong influence – and stability in the first eight months of the year compared to the same period in 2017.
According to the leader, the high volume imported in the segment in 2018 is concentrated in machines that are not produced in Brazil, but that the national agro demands. As an example, Marchesan cited cotton harvesters, a Brazilian agribusiness sector that has registered significant growth in the most recent cycles.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.