Brazilian exports grew 14.8% compared to the same period last year and reached US$ 7.56 billion in the second week of January. Sugar exports have increased by 65.4%, representing a growth of US$ 14.03 million in the daily average. The information is from the Foreign Trade Secretariat (Secex) of the Ministry of Economy. In comparison to December 2020, external sales of raw sugar were US$ 740.08 million (+ 119.3%) or 2.6 million tons. China was the largest sugar importer, with US$ 156.84 million (+ 665.3%). Other importing countries were Algeria (US$ 98.34 million; + 72%); Malaysia (US$ 69.86 million); Nigeria (US$ 56.17 million; + 15.3%) and the United Arab Emirates (US$ 50.69 million).
Source: Jornal Cana
*Translated by Ia Niani