{"id":289190,"date":"2021-02-25T11:26:29","date_gmt":"2021-02-25T14:26:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=289190"},"modified":"2021-02-25T11:28:06","modified_gmt":"2021-02-25T14:28:06","slug":"arabs-the-2nd-largest-destination-of-food-items-from-brazil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/arabs-the-2nd-largest-destination-of-food-items-from-brazil\/","title":{"rendered":"Arabs the 2nd largest destination of food items from Brazil"},"content":{"rendered":"

S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 Exports from the Brazilian food and beverage industry to the Arab countries were down 8.7% in 2020 from the previous year. The bloc purchased USD 6.19 billion worth in products last year. Despite the decline, the Arabs remain as the second largest purchasing market of Brazil\u2019s food industry, only behind Asia. The figures were made public on Wednesday (24) by the Brazilian Food Industry Association (ABIA).<\/p>\n

The Brazilian food industry\u2019s top purchasing countries include Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, which ranked 6th<\/sup> and 8th<\/sup>, respectively. \u201cThere\u2019s a major focus on Asia and the Arab countries, where we have decades-long partnerships and there\u2019s a very fruitful, complementary economy, and we still have many opportunities to tap into,\u201d ABIA board chair Grazielle Parenti said during a press conference.<\/p>\n

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ABIA board chair Grazielle Parenti during press conference<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Overall, the industry shipped year-on-year 11.4% more in 2020, fetching USD 38.2% billion. This accounts for a 25% share from total food sales in 2020. In 2019, this figure was 19.2%,<\/p>\n

ABIA executive president Jo\u00e3o Dornellas said the country must focus increasingly on exports beyond promising markets such as the Arabs. \u201cBrazil must not see itself as a breadbasket but the world\u2019s supermarket. We have the capacity and technology for that, to create jobs and businesses and export manufactured products,\u201d Dornellas said in the press conference.<\/p>\n

Brazil is the world\u2019s second largest exporter of manufactured food produtcs. The sharp increase in exports was highly due to the real depreciation. Other factors include the demand for food imports from Asia, particularly China. China is the top buyer of products from Brazil at USD 8.2 billion, followed by Hong Kong at USD 1.9 billion, and the Netherlands at USD 1.7 billion.<\/p>\n

Domestic market<\/strong><\/p>\n

Domestic sales saw a slight decline of 0.5% in actual sales. The figure includes retail and food service. The latter was heavily impacted by the pandemic, down 24.3% in 2020, while the retail market climbed 16.2%.<\/p>\n

The industry\u2019s revenue last year posted a 12.8% growth from 2019, fetching BRL 789.2 billion (USD 145,4 billion). The figure includes exports and domestic sales and accounts for 10.5% of the country\u2019s GDP, according to a study by ABIA.<\/p>\n

Regarding the food price increases in Brazil, the entity pointed out this was partially due to investments the sector has made to tackle on the pandemic. The industry, which remained as an essential service, adopted extra health protocols, including the use of additional PPIs and distributing production across more shifts.<\/p>\n

In a gradually recovering economic situation where Brazil vaccines its population until it reaches a herd immunity against the COVID-19, ABIA estimates a growth over 3% in actual sales in 2021. \u201cRegarding the tax reform, it\u2019s imperative that Brazil has a simpler tax system that doesn\u2019t burden the consumer on what\u2019s basics for any citizen: their food,\u201d Dornelles was quoted as saying in a news release. The industry believes it’s a key topic to maintain tax exemption on basic food products.<\/p>\n

Translated by Guilherme Miranda<\/strong><\/p>\n

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