{"id":366941,"date":"2024-05-23T14:32:56","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T17:32:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=366941"},"modified":"2024-05-23T14:34:32","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T17:34:32","slug":"brazils-footwear-exports-to-arabs-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/brazils-footwear-exports-to-arabs-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazil\u2019s footwear exports to Arabs down"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 Footwear exports from Brazil to the Arab League states posted a decline in the first four months of 2024, said industry association Abical\u00e7ados<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shipments from Brazil to the 22 countries Arab-majority countries in the Middle East and North Africa posted a decline of 31.9% from the same period last year, adding up to USD 9.53 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Volume declined by 35.6% year on year, at 897,249 pairs of shoes to the Arab bloc. The good news is that the average price of the shoe price rose 5.6% to USD 10.60, with the largest increases seen in textile footwear (23.3%) and flip-flops (31,6%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The association believes the numbers reflect a market that is still impacted by the Chinese competitors aggressively trying to get back clients unattended during the acute phase of the covid zero policy in the Asian country that hindered exports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo our exports boomed in 2022,\u201d Paola Pontin, coordinator of business at Abical\u00e7ados, said during footwear exhibition BF Show. \u201cWe took up the demand from countries that weren\u2019t able to access the Chinese product,\u201d she went on. \u201cNow in 2024 we have a landscape that is stabilizing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Pontin, despite the decline in shipments, the Brazilian footwear remains demanded by the Middle East, with the most popular item being men\u2019s leather sandals. While Pontin was talking to ANBA, a group of Arab buyers representing nine importers from the region were vising the trade show seeking options of the product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSeveral companies offer it, and the buyers seek this product in particular. Simultaneously, they seek other types of shoes, not only leather but synthetic, sport sneakers, which are the global fashion trend aimed at comfort,\u201d said Pontin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footwear: Domestic market on the rise<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The organization forecasts that footwear exports will end the year posting a 6-9% decline due to the Chinese competition, the lower demand from top buyer United States and recession in second-largest buyer Argentina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The domestic market, however, should maintain the industry afloat. Rising employment and income levels make Abical\u00e7ados project a growth of 2-3.4% in local demand. Output is also expected to grow, by 0.9-2.2%, to 870 million pairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more:<\/em>
China\u2019s footwear exports to Arab countries up<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the association, climate events that hit Brazil\u2019s southernmost state Rio Grande do Sul, the country\u2019s largest manufacturer, are not expected to impact production in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although production has been discontinued in some plants, Abical\u00e7ados believes that state\u2019s production will rebound to a 90% level by May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The reasoning is that the rains didn\u2019t have a significant impact on the facilities and affect just 7,000 out of 120,000 footwear industry workers in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Report by Daniel Medeiros, especially for ANBA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Supplied\/Abical\u00e7ados<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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