Last month, Brazil’s tropical tradition gained more incentives to take coconut production further worldwide. Since September 2024, Brazil has had a specific and official policy for developing quality coconut farming, an initiative provided for by Law No. 14,975.
The initiative aims to increase the productivity, competitiveness, and sustainability of Brazilian coconut farming by expanding its production and processing in Brazil. The incentive policy also fosters domestic consumption and exports of the fruit and its derived products, such as coconut milk, coconut oil, coconut flour, and other processed food products.
The new policy brings further integration with other federal public policies, including the development of training and improvement programs for the workforce employed in the production chain, the expansion of financing, infrastructure improvements, support for research, and strengthening competitiveness.
About coconut production in Brazil
Brazil produced more than 1 million coconuts in 2023. The main producing states are in the country’s northeast, including Ceará, Bahia, and Pernambuco, as well as Pará in the north and Espírito Santo in the southeast. The data is provided by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE).
In the first half of 2024, Brazil exported more than US$ 672,000 worth of coconuts, totaling approximately 675 tons, which represents an increase of more than 95% in value and volume compared to the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA).
In 2023, the Brazilian market traded around US$ 831,000 and 876 tons to more than 60 countries. The United States (US$ 140,000), Spain (US$ 119,000), and Argentina (US$ 69,000) were the main destination countries for Brazilian coconut exports throughout the year.