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Brazil's trade balance recorded a surplus of US$ 5.11 billion up to the third week of August 2026, with exports of US$ 24.14 billion and imports of US$ 19.03 billion. According to data released by the Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services (MDIC) on Monday (24), the positive balance grew 19.7% compared to August 2025, while external sales advanced 14.3%.
According to data released by MDIC, accumulated exports up to the third week of August grew 14.31% compared to the same period in 2025, reaching US$24.14 billion. Imports also increased, rising 13.01% to US$19.03 billion. As a result, the trade flow increased 13.71%, reaching US$43.18 billion.
In the period from January to the third week of August, exports totaled US$242.69 billion, an increase of 10.71% compared to the same period in 2025. Imports totaled US$188.55 billion, an increase of 6.21%. This result led to an accumulated trade surplus of US$54.15 billion, an increase of 30.21%. The trade flow in the period reached US$431.24 billion, an increase of 8.71%.
According to data released by MDIC, the agricultural sector registered a growth of 9.81% in exports up to the third week of August, reaching US$5.20 billion. The extractive industry showed an increase of 34.2%, to US$6.87 billion, while the manufacturing industry advanced 6.6%, reaching US$11.87 billion.
Among the agricultural products that contributed most to the growth in exports are live animals, with an increase of 141.9%. coffee not toasted, with an advance of 26.0%, and soy, with growth of 11.4%.
In the extractive industry, sales of minerals of Copper and their concentrates grew by 309.1%. Other ores and concentrates of base metals advanced by 129.6%, while crude petroleum oils or bituminous minerals increased by 46.9%. In the Manufacturing Industry, exports of poultry meat and edible offal grew by 44.1%. Sales of soybean meal and other animal feed advanced by 38.9%, and those of fuel oils from petroleum or bituminous minerals increased by 49.9%.
Despite the positive performance of Brazilian exports, some products registered a decline in foreign sales. According to data released by the MDIC (Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade), in the agricultural sector, exports of... corn Unmilled corn, except sweet corn, fell 23.01% of the time. Sales of natural honey declined 21.11% of the time, while those of oilseeds... sunflowersesame, canola, cotton and others decreased by 51.8%.
In the extractive industry, exports of iron ore and its concentrates fell by 15.81% of the daily rate (TP4T). Sales of nickel ores and their concentrates decreased by 100.01% of the daily rate (TP4T), while those of aluminum ores and their concentrates decreased by 60.01% of the daily rate (TP4T). In the manufacturing industry, exports of fresh, chilled or frozen beef fell by 18.61% of the daily rate (TP4T). Sugars and molasses decreased by 45.41% of the daily rate (TP4T).
According to data released by MDIC, imports from the Agricultural sector grew by 3.91% of the total export volume (TP4T) up to the third week of August, reaching US$0.32 billion. In the Extractive Industry, there was a decrease of 29.7% of the total export volume (TP4T), to US$0.88 billion. Meanwhile, imports from the Manufacturing Industry grew by 16.7% of the total export volume (TP4T), reaching US$17.72 billion.
Among agricultural products, purchases of whole live, dead, or chilled fish increased by 54.4%. Imports of unmilled wheat and rye grew by 12.2%, while those of fresh or chilled horticultural products advanced by 70.7%.
In the extractive industry, purchases of iron ore and its concentrates registered an increase of 4,611,293.6%. Other raw minerals advanced 9.5%, and other ores and concentrates of base metals grew 15.7%.
In the manufacturing industry, imports of petroleum fuel oils or bituminous minerals grew by 110.8%. Medicines and pharmaceutical products, except veterinary products, increased by 58.5%, while thermionic valves and tubes, cold cathode or photocathode, diodes and transistors rose by 69.9%.
Even with the overall growth in imports, some products saw a decrease in Brazilian purchases. According to data released by the MDIC (Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade), soybean imports fell by 17.81% of the total export volume (TP4T), while imports of fresh or dried fruits and non-oilseed nuts decreased by 30.71% of the total export volume (TP4T). In the extractive industry, purchases of natural gas, liquefied or not, fell by 65.11% of the total export volume (TP4T). Imports of crude petroleum oils or bituminous minerals decreased by 7.41% of the total export volume (TP4T).
Among the products of the Manufacturing Industry, purchases of chemical fertilizers fell by 31.2%. Works of Iron or steel and other base metal articles fell by 19.91% of the national average, while non-electric motors and machinery and their parts decreased by 66.91% of the national average. The data show that, up to the third week of August, Brazilian foreign trade maintained a growth trajectory in both exports and imports, with a more intense increase in external sales and a wider trade surplus.
