Brazilian dairy imports fall 44% in February

Data released by the Foreign Trade Secretariat (Secex) indicates Brazilian imports of dairy products fell 17% in February compared to January, totaling 9,100 tons. The drop was 44% compared to year-ago levels. According to Cepea (Center for Advanced Studies in Applied Economics), this is due to lower availability of milk and the US dollar`s appreciation against the real which reduced international dairy trade in February.

Imports

Imports of powdered milk, which represented almost 60% of the total, decreased 7% between January and February, to 5,300 tons. Imports of this product from Uruguay, which together with Argentina is amongst Brazil`s main sources for this, decreased by 65% ​​during the same time period, and by 53.7% in February compared to February 2019.

The following graph shows Brazilian imports of dairy products from January 2015 to January 2020:

Chart source: DataLiner

Exports

Brazilian dairy exports totaled 1,900 tonnes in February, a 35% reduction compared to the previous month. Compared to February 2019, the decline was 18.8%. The drop was driven by the reduction in the volume of powdered milk traded, which was down 97% in relation to the previous month and 65.1% compared with February 2019. The dairy sector`s trade balance registered a US$25.5 million deficit in February, a 17% reduction compared to January. In volume terms the deficit was 7,200 tons, 10.3% lower in February compared with the previous month.

The following graph shows Brazilian dairy exports from January 2015 to January 2020:

Chart source: DataLiner

Source: Valor Econômico

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