Brazil announces an increase in exports to Libya.
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São Paulo, 3 March 2025 (Lana) — The Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade, and Services announced that the Brazilian exports to Libya grossed USD 60.2 million in January this year, up 22.3% from the USD 49.2 million worth of exports to the Arab country in the same month last year, according to the Brazil-Arab News Agency.
The agency stated that the top product exported to Libya in January was beef, totaling USD 16.4 million, up 112.9% from USD 7.7 million in January 2024.
It stated in a statement that beef industry group Abrafrigo reported that beef exports to Libya have grown “strongly” at the beginning of the year.
Sugar was the second most exported product from Brazil to Libya, with sales totaling USD 14.1 million.
Exports of chicken meat also saw an increase in value, where in January of this year, USD 12.8 million were exported, compared to USD 8.8 million in the same period of 2024.
Chicken offal accounted for USD 10.5 million in exports this year, while in January of last year, it totaled USD 7.8 million. Coffee exports also grew, rising from USD 2.1 million in January 2024 to USD 3.3 million last month.
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