São Paulo – Year-to-date through November 28th this year, Brazil has exported US$ 6.013 billion worth of beef, up 14.5% from the same period in 2012. The sales volume was 1.36 million tonnes, up 20.1% using the same basis of comparison. According to figures released by the Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade this Friday (29th), beef exports have been an all-time high, exceeding foreign sales in all of 2012, which amounted to US$ 5.74 billion and 1.24 million tonnes.
Up until November 28th, the main importing countries for Brazilian beef were Hong Kong, which accounted for 21.8% of total sales, Russia (18.66%), Venezuela (11.95%), Egypt (7.52%) and Chile (6.1%). These countries answered to a combined 66% of total beef exports from Brazil. Since 2000, the number of countries that import beef from Brazil has risen from 106 to 142.
Some of the targets which either began importing or increased their imports were Moldavia, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Angola, Russia, Ukraine, Libya and Kazakhstan, among others. According to a press release issued by the Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade, the minister Fernando Pimentel has said that despite being the world’s leading beef exporting country, Brazil keeps seeking out new markets.
São Paulo is the leading beef exporting state in Brazil, having shipped US$ 1.9 billion abroad since January, i.e. 32.1% of total exports from the country. Next come the states of Mato Grosso (17.4%), Goiás (13.7%), Mato Grosso do Sul (9.8%) and Rondônia (8.7%).
Cooperatives
In addition to the beef industry, agricultural cooperatives have also seen record-high export revenues year-to-date. According to the ministry, the sector exported the equivalent of US$ 5.344 billion year-to-date through November 28th, up 2.7% from the same period in 2012. According to information released this Thursday (28th) by the ministry, cooperatives’ imports were up 10% to US$ 332.1 million. The result is a US$ 5.012 billion surplus so far this year.
The main items shipped by agricultural cooperatives are refined sugar, which accounted for 17.1% of total exports, soybean (13.7%), poultry (11.9%), soya bran (11.6%), ethanol, (10.3%) and coffee beans (9.9%). The main target countries for cooperatives are China, the United States, the United Arab Emirates, the Netherlands and Germany.
Tradução de Gabriel Pomerancblum
