In Bahrain’s non-oil product exports for the fourth quarter of 2025, aluminum alloys ranked first. The Arab country saw a 5% increase in non-oil exports.
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Brazil’s agriculture and livestock sector earned USD 169.2 billion from exports last year. Despite a slight drop in average prices, higher volumes sustained the performance.
Year to date, the North African country’s trade balance shows a negative deficit equivalent to USD 3.4 billion. Exports recorded a slight decline.
According to the Libyan ambassador in Brasília, Osama Ibrahim Ayad Sawan, cooperation, the strength of the trade balance, and food security were the reasons for his country to exempt Brazil from a new import tax announced.
The top destination in Africa of Brazilian agribusiness goods in the first half of the year, Egypt has dramatically stepped up its purchases of sugar and soybean from the Latin American giant. On the other hand, Egypt supplies a significant volume of fruits to Brazil.
Arab country was the third largest importer of beef from Brazil in the first half of the year, only behind China and the United States. Purchases stepped up both in volume and value.
The commodity’s prices have declined due to a lower demand from China. Brazil’s trade balance could be impacted, and Arabs could import more.
According to data released by the Ministry of Development, Industry, Commerce and Services, exports exceeded imports by USD 98.8 billion.
The negative balance in current transactions was of USD 1.55 billion, a drop from 2022.
Data released by the National Institute of Statistics revealed a 5.28 billion deficit year to date through November. The result represents a drop compared to the last year’s numbers.
The Ministry of Development, Industry, Commerce and Services estimates the country will have a record positive trade balance in 2023, with USD 93 billion.
Brazil is importing less from the North Africa and Middle East states compared to the period from January to July 2022. Major declines include petroleum and petroleum gas and fertilizers.
Exports declined by 0.3% last month, but the surplus was up 5.5% as imports fell more.
The Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services expects the 2023 Brazilian trade balance to post the highest surplus ever due to the declining prices of leading imports.
