Exports from Ceará grew 23,7% in 2016.
The total value of Ceará's exports reached over US$1.294 billion in 2016, according to a study by the Ceará State Development Agency (Adece). This figure represents a 23,7% increase compared to 2015. Fuel exports rank first, with a variation of 120,9%.
Ceará247 - Ceará closed the year 2016 with a 23,7% growth in exports. This information comes from a study prepared by the Ceará State Development Agency (Adece), based on data from the Secretariat of Foreign Trade (Secex) and the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade (MDIC).
According to the analysis carried out by Adece, while Ceará exported US$ 1.294.135.703 in 2016, the total value of sales abroad was US$ 1.045.785.082 in the previous year.
According to Sérgio Baima, Manager of Agricultural Markets and Projects at Adece, although Ceará is experiencing another year of drought, the numbers show that the state still stands out in relation to the country and the region. "While total Brazilian exports fell 3,1% in 2016 compared to 2015, in the Northeast, the drop was 12,6% in the same period," he comments.
Fuel exports rank first, with a 120,9% increase compared to the previous year. Machinery and electrical equipment, as well as fish, appear in second and third positions, with export growth of 93,6% and 66,2%, respectively.
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In a scenario marked by a lack of rain, the combined exports of the main agricultural products from Ceará suffered a 1% drop last year. Despite this decline, exports of fish, fruit juice (up 46,9%), and cashew nuts (up 21,3%) stood out positively.
The drop in exports in the agribusiness sector was mainly driven by a decrease in flowers (-53,1%) and honey (-30,7%).