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Other Cargo Feb, 06, 2024 0

Port of Açu becomes hub for lithium exports from Brazil

In 2023, the Port of Açu, situated along the Rio de Janeiro coast, emerged as a key hub for exporting key minerals – spodumene and lithium – produced from the…
Other Cargo Feb, 06, 2024 0

Wind turbine importers lobby for quota amidst newly imposed tariffs

The reinstatement of the Common External Tariff for wind turbines and photovoltaic modules was recently approved by Brazil’s Foreign Trade Chamber with the rationale of stimulating the domestic promotion of…
Other Cargo Feb, 05, 2024 0

Brazil: tobacco exports exceed US$2.72 billion in 2023

Since 1993, Brazil has consistently held its position as the world’s leading exporter of tobacco. Recent data from the Ministry of Development, Industry, and Trade (MDIC/ComexStat) reveals that despite a…
electronics industry
Other Cargo Feb, 02, 2024 0

Brazilian machinery exports hit record high

The Brazilian industry last year reached its highest machinery exports in history, the Brazilian Association of the Machinery and Equipment Industry (ABIMAQ) reported. Brazil grossed USD 14 billion from these…
safra de algodão
Other Cargo Jan, 31, 2024 0

Argentina hopeful of good cotton harvest this year

According to Argentina’s Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Fisheries, which tracks the country’s crops weekly, cotton planting has reached 94% of the projected total. The cotton crop is expected to…
Other Cargo Jan, 30, 2024 0

Cosmetics exports from Brazil post record USD 911 M in 2023

The cosmetics sector in Brazil ended 2023 with record-breaking revenue, at some USD 911.2 million derived from exports. According to the Brazilian Association of the Personal Hygiene, Perfumery, and Cosmetics…
Exportações de suco de laranja (orange juice exports)
Other Cargo Jan, 29, 2024 0

Brazil’s orange juice exports down 7%

The reduction in the Brazilian orange crop affected the volume of orange juice exports, but the increase in the commodity’s prices eventually offset it and guaranteed higher revenues from shipments…
Other Cargo Jan, 26, 2024 0

Brazil posts USD 1.11 turnover in stone exports market

Brazil achieved a turnover of $1.11 billion in the export of natural stones in 2023, according to data from the Brazilian Center of Ornamental Stones Exporters (Centrorochas). This figure reflects…
Other Cargo Jan, 24, 2024 0

Indian business group eyes timber export operations through Rio Grande Port

Making Brazil’s Port of Rio Grande an exporter of timber to India has sparked interest from an Indian business group visiting the country since last week. The company holds industry…
Other Cargo Jan, 22, 2024 0

Logistical hurdles add 21% to fertilizer transportation costs

Brazil, one of the world’s largest food producers, is also increasingly dependent on fertilizer imports and faces logistical obstacles in meeting its needs, increasing production costs. A study by the…