Brazil’s exports of agribusiness, food and beverage products grew by 28.98%
2012-10-17 10:17:49
Brazil’s exports of agribusiness, food and beverage products grew by 28.98% in 2011, compared to the previous year, and resulted in revenues of US$ 76.9 billion.
Of this total, US$ 45.35 billion came from the sales of processed food and beverage products. According to figures from the GTIS (Global Trade International System), these results ensured third place for Brazil in the global pecking order of countries exporting these products. In 2010, the country was ranked fifth.
GTIS figures also show that, between 2007 and 2011, Brazilian exports of agribusiness, food and beverage products enjoyed an average rate of growth of 18.09% per year – the highest rate amongst the top five exporters of these products in the world.
With its impressively broad range, Brazil’s products reached consumers in over 200 countries last year.
“Brazil offers the world an enormous variety of processed food and beverages; all with the highest standards of quality, technology and sophistication.
This is what we will show at SIAL 2012, counting with the presence of 82 Brazilian companies”, says Apex-Brasil (the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency) president Mauricio Borges.
He went on to stress that Brazil has, over the last few years, been making significant investments into research and technology in order to increase the productivity and competitive edge of these segments:
“Our current position in the global ranking is the fruit of heavy investment into technology, both for machinery and supplies, as well as for research in agriculture and the food and beverage industry, which focus on innovation, design and sustainability.”