S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 Soy and maize leveraged exports from Brazil’s Midwest, the only region in the country whose foreign sales rose in 2012. Revenues stood at US$ 25.442 billion, up 22.29% from 2011. The figures were released last Tuesday (15th) by the Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade.<\/p>\n
\u201cLast year, Brazil exported twice the amount of maize as in 2011,\u201d explained Jos\u00e9 Augusto de Castro, president of the Brazilian Foreign Trade Association (AEB). \u201cMaize prices went up in the international market and Brazil benefited doubly, from the higher volume shipped and the price itself,\u201d said the executive. <\/p>\n
According to him, the United States maize crop failure paved the way for Brazilian exports to increase. In 2012, Brazil shipped 19.77 million tonnes of the product overseas. <\/p>\n
The worldwide 6.8% soy price hike was also beneficial to Midwest Brazilian exports, which accounted for 10.49% of nationwide exports.<\/p>\n
All other regions of the country saw a decline in exports in 2012 from 2011. The sharpest fall was the North\u2019s, down 15.19% at US$ 17.692 billion sold. The Southeast, the leading exporting region in the country, saw an 8.36% drop, at US$ 133.7 billion sold. The South posted US$ 44.015 billion in revenues, down 4.05% from 2011. Exports from the Northeast were down 0.38% to US$ 18.773 billion.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe state of Rio Grande do Sul was badly hit by a soy crop failure. In S\u00e3o Paulo and the northeastern states there was a drop in exports of manufactured goods, while Minas Gerais and Par\u00e1 were affected by the decline in iron ore prices,\u201d said Castro of the downward exports in the four regions. <\/p>\n
The top exporting Brazilian municipality in 2012 was Angra dos Reis, in Rio de Janeiro, at US$ 12.207 billion. The main product shipped from the municipality is oil. The city with the highest trade surplus, i.e. where the value of exports exceeded that of imports by the largest margin, was Paraupebas, in the state of Par\u00e1, due to iron ore. The city is home to Caraj\u00e1s, the world\u2019s largest open-sky mine, owned by company Vale.<\/p>\n
More soy<\/b> <\/p>\n
According to Castro, the Brazilian Midwest is highly likely to remain atop with regard to rising exports in 2013. \u201cThis year, Brazil is increasing the amount of soy produced, and the price should be up from last year,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf the 82 million-tonne soy crop (estimated by the National Supply Company) proves true, the Midwest will lead growth in exports in the country,\u201d says the AEB president. \u201cSoya bean, soya bran and soya oil are likely to become Brazil\u2019s main export items, replacing iron ore,\u201d he says. <\/p>\n
*Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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