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The State ofMato Grosso do Sul (MS)Ranked 5th in soybean and 4th in sugarcane and corn production in Brazil.
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STATE POP:
2,778,986 (2019) estimate AREA: 357,124 km2 (137,886 sq mi) |
AG NOTES:
- Inpasa announces R$ 1.2 billion for a new corn ethanol unit in Brazil. The Brazilian company, considered the largest processor of corn into ethanol in Latin America, will have a second production unit in Sidrolândia, Mato Grosso do Sul.
- China is the largest trading partner of Mato Grosso do Sul.
- Agribusiness products account for 90% of MS exports.(2022)
- GDP: R$ 106 Billion (rank 16)
- Agriculture represents 30% of the GDP.
- Agriculture represents 71% of GROSS VALUE OF PRODUCTION, with emphasis on soybeans and corn.
- Mato Grosso do Sul ships 40% of its production through the Port of Paranaguá, Rio Grande do Sul.
- Petrobras Três Lagoas factory (under construction) will reduce fertilizer imports by 30%
- More on Wikipedia
EXPORTS
MS exports close the year 2022 at US$ 8.2 billion, the highest value in the State's history.
MS exports close the year 2022 at US$ 8.2 billion, the highest value in the State's history.
- Soy in grain appears as the first product in the export basket, with 25.09% of the total exported in terms of value. The second product is Cellulose, with 18.6% share, with an increase in terms of value of 2.27% compared to January to December 2021. Other outstanding products were corn in grain, which increased 701.77% %; beef, which grew by 26.87%; vegetable and animal oils and fats, 53.88%; poultry meat, 7.49%; pig iron and ferroalloys, 161.9%.
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