São Paulo – Brazilian exports of leather, in September, totalled US$ 105.9 million, which represented growth of 10% over the previous month. Despite the growth, foreign sales of the product in the first nine months of the year dropped 48%, totalling US$ 791 million. The figures were disclosed by the Confederation of Brazilian Hides and Skins Industries (CICB).
Up to September, the main destinations for Brazilian leather were China and Hong Kong, with imports of US$ 297.1 million, Italy, with US$ 174.5 million, the United States, with US$ 66.3 million, and Vietnam, with US$ 29 million. In the accumulated result for the year, Paraguay boosted purchases by 335%, to US$ 2 million, Romania’s purchases grew 200%, and the country imported US$ 1.42 million.
Lebanon is also expanding its purchases of Brazilian leather. Up to September, the country had imported US$ 167,400, which represented expansion of 332% over the nine first months of last year.
*Translated by Mark Ament