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The Brazilian mining company said its quarter one results suffered from the depreciation of Brazil’s real against the US dollar. Ore production hit a record during the period.

Accounts of central, state and local governments and state-owned companies register a primary surplus of R$ 239 million (US$ 81 million) in the month. But the positive result is lower than the one from March 2014.

The industry confederation index stood at 48.2 points in March, lower than the same month of last year. According to the research, a score lower than 50 means a decline. However, it improved over February.

Foreign sales of wood panels also increased in Q1 but paper shipments dropped 3.5%. Revenue from sales of the three products stood at US$ 1.8 billion.