Brazilian exports of agricultural products reached $38.1 billion in the first quarter of the year, the Ministry of Agriculture reported in a statement. The value is a record for the period, according to the ministry. The value is 0.9% higher than that obtained in the first three months of the previous year, equivalent to an increase of $342 million from the $37.74 billion recorded in the first quarter of 2025. The sector accounted for 46.3% of the country's total shipments in the first three months of the year, compared to 49.1% in 2025. The sector's result, according to the ministry, was driven by a 3.8% increase in the volume of products traded abroad, which offset the 2.8% drop in average prices of exported products. "Among the factors associated with the decline is the reduction in the average price of quotations for some export commodities, such as raw cane sugar, uncarded or uncombed cotton, corn, and soybean meal," the ministry explained in a technical note. In the ...