Agricultural exports in Minas total US$ 8,2 billion from January to July

Minas Gerais agribusiness exports totaled US$8,2 billion from January to July this year, with emphasis on the 45% growth in the forest products sector, compared to the same period in 2022, reaching the US$677,4 milestone. 36,2 million. The sugar and alcohol complex also saw a significant increase of 826,4%, reaching revenue of US$XNUMX million.

More than 1 million tons of forest products (cellulose, wood, paper, natural rubber and natural gums) were sent outside the country, a volume 22,6% higher than shipments in the first seven months of 2022. While the sugar and alcohol complex exported 1,8 .10,8 million tons, with reinforcement of XNUMX%.

In the forest products segment, cellulose accounted for the majority of sales on the international market, 98% of shipments, and has been experiencing a scenario of high demand, driven especially by Chinese purchases.

“China’s demand for cellulose is linked to its use in the production of hygiene items for the population. In the context of exports of this product, Minas Gerais is the fourth largest supplier state in Brazil, generating revenue of US$664 million and a volume of 982 thousand tons. This is the best performance since the beginning of the historical record in 1997”, comments the technical advisor of the State Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (Seapa), Manoela Teixeira.

Within the sugar and alcohol complex, the product with the best result was sugar, with US$749,4 million, followed by alcohol, with US$74 million.

Retraction

Minas Gerais' agribusiness revenue of US$8,2 billion from exports, between January and July, fell by 9,7% compared to the same period in 2022. The retraction is explained by the 17,4% drop in the average price total ton of commodities on the world market. The products that recorded the greatest reduction in value were coffee, soy complex and meat.

“The decrease in the amount of transactions per ton is linked, comprehensively, to reorganizations in the international commodities market. Specifically in Minas Gerais, the performance of foreign sales in the coffee sector has an impact on the entire set of items sold, due to its considerable importance. At this moment, given the retraction in coffee sales, this influence is even more striking”, explains Manoela.

Coffee

Coffee, the flagship of agriculture in Minas, accounted for US$ 2,9 billion in revenue and 12,8 million bags destined for 87 countries, mainly the United States, Germany, Italy and Japan. In the first seven months This year, the segment was responsible for 36% of agribusiness foreign sales in the state. Compared to the same period in 2022, the drops were 25,4% in revenue and 21,4% in volume.

There is an expectation of recovery in the second half of the year, a time when coffee sales increase with the end of the harvest. The projection of the National Supply Company (Conab) is that 27,8 million bags will be produced in the 2023 harvest. The number is approximately 27% higher than that obtained last year.

soy complex

The volume shipped of the oilseed was a record between January and July, with shipments reaching 4,7 million tons, generating revenue of US$2,6 billion. Even in a positive scenario, there was a small decline of 2,5% in the price of products, 2,2% for soybeans and 13,3% for bran. On the other hand, oil rose 21,4% in value. China accounted for half of the imports of the Minas Gerais product.

General data

Agriculture accounted for almost 36% of total exports from Minas Gerais in the first seven months of 2023. In volume, 9,1 million tons were shipped, which represents a growth of 9,4%.

The main destinations for the state's agricultural products in the period were: China (US$ 2,9 billion), the United States (US$ 677,3 million), Germany (US$ 481,5 million), Italy (US$ 330,4 million) and Japan (US$318,5 million).

Isolated, the last month of July had revenues of US$ 1 billion from international trade and 1,2 million tons sent abroad. The data are from the Ministry of Development, Industry, Commerce and Services (Mdic).