Brazilian dairy imports decline at the beginning of the year
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Brazil
Published Feb 22, 2022
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Brazilian imports of dairy products declined in early 2022, according to the February edition of the Boletim do Leite do Cepea/Esalq/USP. “The reductions in imported volume were 23.3% from December/21 to January/22 and 51.6% compared to January/21, with a total of 8.7 thousand tons in the first month of the year – according to data from the Secex”, says a note signed by Munira Nasrrallah and Juliana Santos, from the Leite do Cepea team.
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The decline in imports is linked to the low demand on the domestic market, as the purchasing power of most Brazilians remains weakened, reports Cepea. In addition, he adds, the high levels of prices negotiated in the international market discouraged the purchase of dairy products. According to Secex, the volume of powdered milk purchased (which represented 58% of total purchases) decreased by 12% compared to December and 59% compared to the first month of 2021, totaling 5.05 thousand tons. The main countries selling this product to Brazil were Argentina (67.7%) and Uruguay (34.3%). cheeses In relation to cheeses (with a total of 21% of purchases), the imported volume dropped 29% compared to December/21 and 48.8% compared to the same period in 2021, totaling 1.8 thousand tons. Argentina and Uruguay also had a greater share of the acquisition of cheeses, with shares of 34.4% and 21.6%, respectively. As for exports, they totaled 3.4 thousand tons in January, 4.5% lower than the ...
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