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Brazil and Norway will be on opposite sides on the field at the World Cup, but off the field, the European country maintains a complementary commercial relationship with Mato Grosso. In 2025, the state exported soybeans to Norway and imported fertilizers, an essential input for agricultural production.<\/p>\n
\nData from the Secretariat of Foreign Trade (Secex), compiled by the Mato Grosso Institute of Agricultural Economics (Imea), shows that trade between Mato Grosso and Norway totaled US$49.25 million last year. Of this total, US$45.26 million corresponded to exports from Mato Grosso and US$3.99 million to imports, resulting in a positive balance of US$41.27 million for the state.<\/p>\n
Soybeans were the main product sold by Mato Grosso to the European country. In 2025, 105,800 tons of the grain were shipped, generating revenue of US$44.6 million. Beef also appeared on the export list, albeit in smaller volumes, with 42 tons traded and revenue of US$670,000.<\/p>\n
On the other end of the trade relationship, fertilizers led the state's imports. Mato Grosso acquired 10,400 tons of the Norwegian input, in transactions totaling approximately US$$ 4 million. This movement reveals a direct connection between foreign trade and agricultural production; while the state supplies the international market with soybeans, it also seeks some of the necessary inputs to maintain crop productivity outside the country.<\/p>\n