Brazil: There is room for agribusiness to diversify sales to China, study reinforces

China agro The main destination for Brazilian agribusiness exports, China still has good opportunities for the sector, as long as tariff and non-tariff barriers for some products are circumvented. And, among the candidates with the possibility of reinforcing an agenda currently dominated by soy, meat, cellulose, sugar, tobacco and cotton, is corn, whose production is growing in Brazil - and which has already begun to gain relevance in Chinese imports. This scenario is reinforced by a recently completed study carried out in partnership by the Institute of Applied Economic Research (IPEA) and the Chinese Academy of International Trade (Caitec), which outlined pillars and opportunities for bilateral trade relations. Signed by researchers Marcelo José Braga Nonnemberg, Uallace Moreira Lima, Mateus Azevedo Araujo, Fernanda Pedrosa and Scarlett Queen Almeida Bispo, the work will be published this week. According to data from the Ministry of Agriculture, Brazilian agricultural exports to ...