Based on data released by the Ministry of Economy’s Secretariat of Foreign Trade (Secex), the Chamber of Commerce of Brazil-Canada (CCBC) found that trade relations between Brazilians and Canadians remained heated in 2021, particularly in terms of Brazilian exports to the North American country. According to the organization’s report, Brazil’s sales to Canada increased in all four quarters of the year. Brazilian sales increased by 15% in the final quarter of last year, totaling US$ 1.4 billion FOB. From January to December 2021, the operation totaled US$ 4.9 billion FOB, representing a 16 percent increase. Calcined alumina ranked first in the overall ranking of Brazilian exports, with a 27 percent increase over the same period the previous year, reaching US$ 1.23 billion. The main item exported among basic products was unroasted, non-decaffeinated coffee beans, which ranked 6th on the list of Brazilian exports to Canada.
Sources: Comex do Brasil/Datamar News