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Mauritania, an Arab country in Africa, increased its purchases of products from Brazil by 76% in May this year compared to the same period last year. According to data from the Comex Stat system of the Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services (MDIC), Brazilian exports to this market were US$$ 25.4 million last month against US$$ 14.5 in the same month of 2024.
The increase was mainly caused by shipments of sugar, the product that Brazil sells the most to Mauritania. US$1.5 million were shipped last May, compared to US$1.5 million in the same month last year, an increase of 95.6%. The second most exported item was meat, whose shipments also increased, from US$1.9 million to US$1.4 million, an increase of 26.3% in the same comparison.
Photo: Claudio Neves
Brazil also shipped to Mauritania, but at much lower prices, food preparations made from flour; loaders and shovels; vegetable textile fibers, tow, processed waste; bags for packaging, made from polyethylene sheets; instruments, devices and measuring/control machines; parts for radio detection and radiosounding devices; among other items.
On the other hand, in May in particular, there was no record of exports from Mauritania to Brazil. However, the country usually sells to the Brazilian market, albeit in low volumes. From January to May, Brazil bought US$19,000 worth of products such as equipment, clothing and optical instruments from Mauritania. Brazilians exported US$19,000 worth of products to this Arab country in the first five months of the year.
