ABIMAPI categories grow 20% in exports in the first half of 2020

The categories covered by the Brazilian Association of Biscuits, Pasta and Industrialized Breads & Cakes (ABIMAPI) reached USD 85.9 million in exports in the first half of 2020. In total, there was a 20% increase in value, representing a significant increase in volume (73%), totaling 71 thousand tons of products sold abroad, in comparison with that sold in the same period last year (January to June). The result is a consequence of the work developed by the Brazilian Biscuits, Pasta and Industrialized Breads & Cakes sector project, maintained by ABIMAPI in partnership with Apex-Brasil (Brazilian Export and Investment Promotion Agency), which seeks opportunities that bring companies in the segment closer together of your customers and potential partners abroad. According to Claudio Zanão, chief executive of ABIMAPI, despite the scenario of instability, with the current economic situation in the country and the high price of flour, the devaluation of the real reflected favorably on ...