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Exports from the country exceeded imports by US$ 888 million last week. In the first week of September there was a surplus as well. Month-to-date, the surplus stands at US$ 1.4 billion.

Companies Docile and Peccin from Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, certified their product lines as a strategy to boost sales to Arab countries. Now, they are already looking to break into new markets in the region.

The 2014/2015 crop was larger than the preceding one, the National Supply Company reported. This time, 209.5 million tons were harvested, a 15.9 million-ton increase. Higher maize output was a factor.

The day after Standard & Poor’s lowered the country’s risk rating, the US currency closed at R$ 3.85 for sale and the São Paulo stock exchange index dropped 0.33%. Petrobras also lost its investment-grade status.

Brazilian exports to the Arab country totaled US$ 15.7 million from January to August. The president of the sector’s association says that sales are “an outlier”, since the sector’s abroad sales is declining.