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With economic growth bolstering household expenditures, retail revenues continue to climb with an increase of 9 percent in 2024. Despite steep competition with Brazil’s own robust food processing industry, U.S. consumer-oriented exports to Brazil increased by 12 percent last year, driven by growth in distilled spirits and nuts.

Brazil’s soybean sector continues to demonstrate strong momentum, with MY 2024/25 production reaching a new record driven by higher yields—particularly in São Paulo, Goiás, and the MATOPIBA region—supported by favorable weather and improved cultivation practices.

Peru’s food retail sector is projected to grow about 6 percent by the end of 2025, driven by an improving macroeconomic environment and targeted strategies across both modern and traditional food channels.

In 2025, Brazil experienced milder temperatures and fewer fires compared to 2024, and losses in agricultural productivity were largely limited to fields harvested in the first third of the 2025/26 marketing year (MY).

Brazil recently enacted the law known as Fuel of the Future, aiming at decarbonizing the transport sector through the use of sustainable fuels and the implementation of low carbon programs.

Brazil is the third-largest chicken meat producer in the world after the United States and the largest chicken meat exporter in the world. Post forecasts chicken meat production will increase 3 percent in 2026 due to consistent external demand, a lower currency valuation, sluggish socio-economic performance, lower production costs, and increased domestic consumption.

The Soy Moratorium, a 2006 voluntary agreement preventing the trade of soybeans from deforested Amazon lands after 2008, remains a cornerstone of Brazil’s environmental commitments.

Brazil is the second largest beef producing country and the largest beef exporting country in the world. Post expects decreased slaughter in 2026, due to the estimated start of the reversion of the cattle cycle in the second half of 2025.

Brazil is one of the largest producers and exporters of lime, with the Tahiti variety accounting for 97% of production.

Brazil’s cotton harvest, despite delays in some regions, is advancing successfully. Favorable weather during the final stages and enhanced cultivation practices contributed to robust production levels and exceptional fiber quality.

Sunflower seed production in Brazil remains relatively small compared to major oilseeds but has gained strategic importance as a rotation crop, especially in the Central-West region.

The global cocoa sector is facing its most severe crisis in decades, driven by crop shortages in key producing regions, particularly West Africa.