Brazil’s agriculture and livestock sector earned USD 169.2 billion from exports last year. Despite a slight drop in average prices, higher volumes sustained the performance.
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Algeria, Egypt, and the UAE significantly increased Brazilian beef imports last year, helping Brazil set a record in shipments.
The United Arab Emirates were Brazil’s largest importer of poultry meat in 2025, while Saudi Arabia ranked third. Both increased purchases. Despite avian flu challenges, shipment volumes grew during the year.
The global sugar market is projected to continue growing, but with a looser supply and more moderate prices in the 2026/2027 harvest, according to Cepea. Brazilian production is estimated at 41–44 million metric tons.
Following phytosanitary negotiations, the countries have opened up their markets to imports of hay from Brazil to be used as an animal feed input.
Coffee consumption in the UAE exceeds USD 3.2 billion, while Saudi Arabia has over 5,000 branded cafés. Businesses in this sector are expected to gain momentum at a trade fair in January.
A meeting between Ministry of Agriculture officials and the bank began discussing plans to revive sectors such as pistachio and olive production, as well as livestock.
The Arab country has authorized exports of bovine embryos from Brazil to its market, following the conclusion of sanitary negotiations.
Free trade negotiations are under way. According to CNA’s Director of International Relations, Sueme Mori, tariff exemptions could expand access for Brazilian agribusiness products to the Arab market.
Despite Brazil recording an avian influenza outbreak earlier this year, 2025 is expected to close with an increase in chicken meat exports. The president of ABPA said the Middle East showed confidence in the country during this period.
The state is preparing a feasibility study to slaughter animals and produce meat for the halal market, which follows Islamic rules. Companies are already interested in carrying out the project.
The Brazilian government has concluded sanitary and phytosanitary negotiations to allow the country to export black beans to Lebanon, as well as quails to the United Arab Emirates.
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates were some of the leading buyers of the product in October. The reopening of the Chinese market is expected to lead the sector to perform better than in 2024.
Born as an açaí producer, the Pará-based company Açaí Kaa spurred the development of new technologies for the açaí production chain, including a robot that harvests açaí mechanically and a biopath system to transport the fruit through the forest. Read the final feature in ANBA’s series on the state’s agribusiness.
