From the Newsroom*
São Paulo – Agribusiness exports reached US$ 4.729 billion in the month of April and reached 37% when compared to the same period last year. As imports totalled US$ 622 million, the surplus was US$ 4.107 billion. Both exports and the trade surplus are record for months of April.
The figures were disclosed yesterday (8) by the Foreign Relations Secretariat at the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply. The sectors that contributed most to the increase in exports were the soy complex, meats, the sugar and alcohol sector, fruit juice, forestry products and cereals, flours and concoctions.
In the first four months of this year, agribusiness exports totalled US$ 16.515 billion. The figure is also a historic record for periods between January and April and means growth of 24.7% over the same period last year. The accumulated surplus this year has reached US$ 13.880 billion, with imports of US$ 2.635 billion.
*Translated by Mark Ament