Last year, exports of Brazilian agribusiness products set a new record: US$ 159 billion. This figure is 32% higher than the 2021 result and 64% higher than what was traded in 2019, the year before the pandemic. There was little change regarding products and destination countries, but the 2022 agro export Christmas basket brought some […]
Brazilian agribusiness continues on a positive growth trend. In September 2022, exports hit US$ 14 billion, representing a 38.4% increase compared to the same period in 2021. Year-to-date, the growth is 30.5%. These results represent a surplus of US$ 12.4 billion in our agricultural trade balance. In September, the main product in our agribusiness export […]
The Russia–Ukraine conflict and its social, geopolitical, and economic consequences are the focus of analysis by experts from different areas and are present all the time, and in real-time, on the news and in conversation circles. In the economic and social aspects, the impact on the international trade of goods, and especially of products related […]
The 7th edition of the AgroBrazil Exchange Program took a delegation of representatives of 11 embassies in Brazil to visit rural properties and get to know agricultural and sustainability projects developed in the state of Mato Grosso, located in the Central-West (Midwest) of Brazil. High levels of innovation and productivity, in addition to crop diversification, […]
In 2021, not counting individual micro-entrepreneurs, Brazil ended the year with just over 8 million active companies. Of those, only 31 thousand are exporters. One of the reasons to explain this number is the lack of export mindset in the country. The phrase export mindset is related to the degree of openness, tradition, and closeness […]
2022 began as a positive year for the Brazilian rural producers. In January, exports hit US$ 8.8 billion, which represents a 57.5% increase compared to the same period in 2021. This result means a surplus of US$ 7.7 billion in the agribusiness trade balance. The main product in our agribusiness export line in that month […]
In July last year, the United Arab Emirates’ National Meteorological Center released a video showing artificial rain, in Dubai, caused by a “cloud seeding” drone technology. The objective is to alleviate the heat that can reach up to 50 ºC (120 ºF) in the region. That is the result of years of research and many […]
Brazil increases its exports to feed the world. In 2021, exports hit the historical record of US$ 120.6 billion, an amount higher than Ecuador’s GDP. The figure represents an increase of 19.7% compared to 2020. This result means a surplus of US$ 105.1 billion in the agribusiness trade balance. In December 2021, agricultural exports reached […]
Brazil increases its exports to feed the world. Year to date, exports have already reached US$ 93.6 billion, an increase of 20.6% compared to the same period in 2020. In September 2021, Brazilian agricultural exports reached US$ 10.1 billion. This result represents a US$ 8.8 billion surplus in the agribusiness trade balance. The total Brazilian […]
Since October 2019, Agro.BR, a project developed by the Brazilian Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock (CNA) in partnership with the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (APEX), has been helping rural entrepreneurs who want to expand their presence in the international market. Consultants from all over the country have worked alongside more than 900 entrepreneurs […]
On December 7, the Brazilian Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock (CNA) officially presented the position of the Brazilian agricultural sector at the 25th United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP) in Madrid, Spain. The document was built in conjunction with various agricultural entities and presented to the President of Brazilian Senate, Davi Alcolumbre, to the […]
Brasilia (04/12/2019) – The Brazilian Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock (CNA) forecasts an increase in Gross Value of Agricultural Production (GVP), growth of agribusiness Gross Domestic Product (GDP), more private financing for the sector, more work and interest by producers in international trade. The estimates were presented on Wednesday, December 4th, during the annual press […]
In Brazil, farmers and the Brazilian Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock (CNA) celebrated the opening of the Chinese market for Brazilian melon exports. The deal was announced Wednesday, after a bilateral meeting between President Jair Bolsonaro and China’s President Xi Jinping. The meeting took place in Brasilia, the capital of Brazil, during the XI Brics Summit. The […]
Brazilian Farmers have just come back from one of the multiple prospective missions to China scheduled for the end of 2019. From October 17 to 25 the coordinator of International Relations, Camila Sande, participated in the technical mission organized by the Institute of Government Relations (Irelgov) to the Asian nation. The goal of the visit […]
By Robin Carr – graduate student at the School of Global Policy and Strategy (GPS) at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). Robin specializes in international economics and in 2020 worked on projects related to Brazilian agriculture and international negotiations. In a bid to increase Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Brazil has applied to join […]