Paran\u00e1's exports of fresh pork and chicken meat, cereals and automobiles registered growth of over 20% in the 1st quarter of 2025, compared to the first three months of last year. The data are from the Ministry of Development, Industry, Commerce and Services (MDIC) and were tabulated by the Paran\u00e1 Institute for Economic and Social Development (Ipardes), which prepared the\u00a0\u201cParan\u00e1 Foreign Trade Newsletter \u2013 Export\u201d\u00a0<\/span>, released last Monday (14), access by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n In the case of fresh chicken, the variation was 23%, jumping from US$$ 814 million in the first quarter of 2024 to US$$ 1 billion in the first three months of 2025. The share of this product in Paran\u00e1's export balance also grew, going from 14.8% to 18.8%. The state is the national leader in chicken production, responsible for 34.2% of production in the country.<\/p>\n Regarding fresh pork, growth was 89.5%, going from US$$ 64 million between January and March 2024 to US$$ 121 million in the same three months of 2025, practically doubling the product's share in Paran\u00e1's international agenda, reaching 2.3%, compared to 1.2% in the first quarter of the previous year. As the second largest Brazilian pork producer, in 2024 Paran\u00e1 will reduce the difference with Santa Catarina, reaching 21.5% of slaughters in the country.<\/p>\n Still in the food sector and with growth of 20.9%, the sale of cereals to the international market went from US$$ 215 million to US$$ 260 million, growing one percentage point in relation to its share in Paran\u00e1's export agenda, with 4.9%.<\/p>\n The biggest increase in the comparison between the first quarters of 2024 and 2025, however, was in automobile exports, a sector in which Paran\u00e1 is the second largest hub in Brazil, reaching 130.4% of variation, resulting in an increase from US$$ 72 million to US$$ 167 million. This caused Paran\u00e1's share in the export balance to more than double, going from 1.3% to 3.1%.<\/p>\n In total, exports from Paran\u00e1 reached US$5.3 billion from January to March this year, which guaranteed the State fifth place among the Federation units, with a 5.3% share, behind only S\u00e3o Paulo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro and Mato Grosso.<\/p>\n In terms of markets, China was the main customer of Paran\u00e1 products, absorbing 21.9% of state exports; followed by Argentina, with a share of 6.9%; the United States, with 6.7%, and Mexico, with 4.1%. With representation between 2% and 3%, Iran, Paraguay, Bangladesh, Chile, the United Arab Emirates and India also appear.<\/p>\n According to the Secretary of Planning of Paran\u00e1, Ulisses Maia, exports play an important role in the economic growth of the state, since serving the international market generates jobs and salaries locally. \u201cExports are a vocation of Paran\u00e1, involving practically all regions of the state,\u201d he states.<\/p>\n Based on the current scenario of tariff barriers, the CEO of Ipardes, Jorge Callado, believes that Paran\u00e1 can take advantage of the situation to increase its participation in international trade. \u201cEven with trade disputes, which are detrimental to the global economy, there are opportunities that can be opened up to Paran\u00e1, especially in the agricultural commodities segment, with the replacement, in favor of the state, of suppliers for large markets,\u201d he explains.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opresenterural.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image00014.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1)
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