Brazil´s exports of biscuits, pasta, bread and cakes rises 73% YoY in 1st semester

Data released by the Brazilian Association of Biscuits, Pasta, and Industrialized Breads & Cakes (ABIMAPI) indicates that in the first half of 2020, exports of this product category reached US$85.9 million. In total, there was a 20% increase in value terms year-on-year, representing a significant increase in volume (73%), totaling 71,000 tonnes of products sold abroad.

The pasta category was the one that stood out the most, since the product has a low cost and due to its long shelf like during this time of social distancing, thus growing 243% in value (US$12 million) and 395% in volume (14,000 tonnes), compared to the same period in 2019. Among the most exported types of pasta is grano duro, generating a volume of 11,000 tonnes. El Salvador, Uruguay, Chile, and Venezuela stood out as main destinations for these exports.

Industrialized breads and cakes achieved an expressive increase of 85% in sales, totaling US$29 million and 31,000 tonnes in volume, 204% more year-on-year. Among the products that raised this value are mixtures for bread, cakes, and biscuits, in addition to cheese bread (US$22 million and 28,000 tonnes). As for the prominent countries exported to, they are Venezuela, Uruguay, Portugal, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, China, the United States, Japan, Mexico, and Paraguay, which represented more than half of the segment’s exports in the first half of 2020.  Biscuit exports totaled US$43 million in sales and 26,000 tonnes by volume. Angola, Argentina, United States, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela, Chile, Cuba, Portugal, and Mexico were the main receivers of the goods.

The graph below shows Brazilian exports of pasta and cookies since 2017:

Brazilian exports of pasta and cookies (HS 1902 and 1905) | Jan to Jun 2017-2020 | TEU

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