São Paulo – Mauritania, an Arab country in Africa, increased its purchases of Brazilian products by 76% in May this year compared to the same period last year. According to data from Comex Stat, a system of the Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services, Brazilian exports to that market reached USD 25.4 million last month, up from USD 14.5 million in May 2024.
The increase was mainly driven by sugar shipments, which is Brazil’s top export to Mauritania. A total of USD 22.5 million worth of sugar was shipped last May, compared to USD 11.5 million in the same month last year — a 95.6% rise. The second most exported item was meat, with shipments also increasing from USD 1.9 million to USD 2.4 million, a 26.3% increase in the same comparison.
Brazil also shipped, though in much smaller amounts, food preparations made from flour; loaders and shovel loaders; vegetable textile fibers, tow, and processed waste; packaging bags made of polyethylene film; measuring, control, and testing instruments, devices, and machines; parts for radio detection and radio sounding equipment; among other items.
On the other hand, last May in particular, there were no recorded exports from Mauritania to Brazil. However, the country does usually sell to the Brazilian market, although in small volumes. From January to May, Brazil imported USD 19,000 worth of products from Mauritania, including equipment, clothing, and optical instruments. In contrast, Brazilian exports to the Arab country reached USD 85.3 million in the first five months of the year.
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Translated by Guilherme Miranda
