The first half of the year saw 51,000 tons of product shipped. Sales to Arab countries as a whole also climbed.
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Akira Yamada gave a statement during a Senate session marking the 111th anniversary of Japanese immigration. Brazil is home to the largest Japanese community outside of Japan.
Exports came out to USD 4.4 billion last week, with imports amounting to USD 2.7 billion.
Production amounted to 912.6 million-dozens, up 6% from Q1 2018. The United Arab Emirates were the biggest importer.
The Arab country imported 1.1 million pairs from Brazil year-to-date through May, up 96% year-on-year.
Year-to-date through May saw 730,000 bags shipped to that part of the world, up 52% year-on-year. Sales soared last month.
Foreign sales from Brazil were up 35% last month and 18% year-to-date. Egypt and the UAE were some of the top buyers.
Exports by the bloc’s members were up a meager 0.4% in Q1, while imports slid by 1.2%. The organization points out the negative effects of the USA-China trade war.
An index from the WTO shows growth falling short of medium-term trends, and the performance seen in the first three months of the year might repeat itself.
The country accounts to 25% of global trade of the product, up from a meager 1% ten years ago, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
The deputy CEO for the emirate’s export agency, Mohammed Kamali, visited the Arab Chamber this Tuesday and said the organization intends to be at more events across the country.
Overall imports to Brazil were down 1.2% in April, while capital goods imports dropped by 10%. The surplus was the second widest on record for the month.
Q1 saw 774,000 pairs of shoes shipped from Brazil to the Arab country, up 127% from a year ago.
Poultry meat is no longer required to undergo slaughter-through-shipping inspection by an Egyptian-accredited veterinarian. Arab Brazilian Chamber president expects the cost of selling to the Arab country to drop by 10%.
