Brazil is among the top 5 exporters of 30 agricultural products

Legend: Soy, sugar, cereals, corn and citrus fruits are among the highlights of Brazilian exports. Photo: Jonne Roriz / Estadão Data, which are part of a study by the Millennium Institute, show that the country is in the global 'top five' not only in products such as soybeans and corn, but also in pepper, watermelon, cashew and cassava, among others. Anyone who thinks that the excellence of Brazilian agribusiness comes down to soy, coffee and meat is mistaken. The country is among the five largest world exporters in terms of value in almost three dozen agricultural products. The biggest highlight is the usual ones: sugar, cereals, soybeans, corn, oilseeds and citrus fruits. But Brazil appears in the “top five” of exports by the Organization to the United Nations (UN) with unusual products, such as pepper, watermelon, pineapple, papaya, coconut, cassava, cashew, tobacco, sisal and other fibers, for example. The data, from 2019, are from FAO, the UN organization for Food and ...