New products gain strength in exports

Less traditional agricultural products in the Brazilian trade balance such as wax, honey, dairy products, teas, maté and spices have increased the participation in the country's exports and helped to boost the sector's shipments, led by grains and derivatives, meat, forest products, sugar and ethanol and coffee. This is what highlights the Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock of Brazil (CNA), which maintains a project to promote this basket of products abroad, in addition to fruits and fish, still in need of markets in other countries. Bee products are on the list of novelties, with increases of 82.70% in value and 87% in export volume in July compared to the same month of 2019. In the first seven months of the year, 25,000 tons of wax were already exported and Brazilian honey, an increase of 80% over the first seven months of last year. According to data compiled by the CNA, the main customers for these products abroad are the United States, the European Union and ...