The State ofMato Grosso do Sul (MS)

Ranked 5th in soybean and 4th in sugarcane and corn production in Brazil.
CAPITAL:
Campo Grande 

POPULATION:
​906.092 (2017)
​STATE POP:
 2,778,986 (2019) estimate

​AREA: 
357,124 km2 
​(137,886 sq mi)
AG NOTES:

  • ​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)
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  • 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.
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EXPORTS
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MS exports close the year 2022 at US$ 8.2 billion, the highest value in the State's history.
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AG BRAZIL KORY MELBY - MS EXPORTS
  • 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%.
    SOURCE​​​
The Observatory of Economic Complexity:
Mato Gross do Sul
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