Algeria leads the ranking of importers of Brazilian sugar in the current sugarcane crop, according to figures from the Sugarcane Industry Union (Unica), published by the Brazil-Arab News Agency (ANBA). Between April and June this year, the country imported 588,000 tons from Brazil. The number is equivalent to 13% of all the volume of sugar that the country sent abroad during the period. The current sugarcane crop began in April and runs through March next year.
In total, Brazil exported 4.5 million tons of sugar from April to June, down 10% over the same period last year. In values, exports fell 13% to $ 1.3 billion. There was an increase in quantity and revenue in April, but in the last two months, in May and June, there was a decrease. Unica data includes all types of sugar, raw or refined.
Brazil exported 4.5 million tons of sugar from April to June, down 10% over the same period last year. In values, exports fell 13% to $ 1.3 billion. There was an increase in quantity and revenue in April, but in the last two months, in May and June, there was a decrease. Unica data includes all types of sugar, raw or refined.
Brazilian sugar was exported by average price of US $299.19 to tonne, 2% above the value practiced in the previous crop as a whole, US $293.70 to tonne.
+ In addition to Algeria, another African country, Nigeria, also appears on the list of Brazil’s top sugar importers, occupying the third position.
With information from the Brazilian-Arabic news agency