Brazilian cotton exports grow by over 50% in the first half of 2020

Data released by the National Association of Cereal Exporters (Anec) shows that Brazilian cotton exports reached 836,00 tonnes between January-June 2020, representing 56.5% growth compared to the first half of last year, when the country shipped 534,200 tonnes. Shipment revenue totaled US$1.3 billion, up from US$908.5 million in the same period last year.

To give an idea of ​​the growth in the volume of cotton shipped, the graph below shows Brazilian exports on a monthly basis since 2017:

Source: DataLiner

China was the main destination for the cotton, totaling 25% of the exported volume, or 212,300 tonnes. In second place was Vietnam, which bought 16% of the export volume, at 135,300 tonnes.

Among the ports that shipped the most cotton, Santos stood out with 95.7% of the volume shipped in the first five months of 2020, followed by the Port of Salvador, with 2.4%:

Source: DataLiner

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In the first week of July, Brazil shipped 5,900 tonnes of cotton, with revenues of US$9 million

Source: Valor Econômico

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