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Figure 4.68 demonstrates the distribution of agricultural raw material exports of Brazil across

country groups. The share of African group in Brazil’s agricultural raw material exports is very

small. The Asian group has the highest share in exports of agricultural raw materials among the

three country groups with an increase from 14.1% to 24.9% during the 2008-2016 period. The

Arab group’s share has been within the range of 1.5% to 2.5% throughout the period, reflecting

a stable but small share in Brazil’s total agricultural raw material exports.

Figure 4. 68 Exports of Brazil’s Agricultural Raw Materials to the OIC Groups

Source: CEPII BACI, Eurostat RAMON, UN Comtrade, UN Trade Statistics, and authors’ calculations

Figure 4.69 shows that Brazil’s agricultural raw material imports from OIC countries were

significantly affected by the global crisis in 2009, with a decline from 32.4% of total imports in

2008 to %21.7 in 2009. The Asian group has the highest share in total agricultural raw material

imports of Brazil, however the share is declining. The Asian group’s share declined from 32.4%

in 2008 to 19.3% in 2016. The share of African group slightly increased from 0.6% to 2.5%

during the period of 2008-2016. The Arab group’s share in Brazil’s agricultural raw material

imports is very small.

With regards to fish products, the Arab group has the highest share in Brazil’s total fish exports.

The share of the Arab group in Brazil’s total fish product exports increased from 1% in 2008 to

12.8% in 2016. Figure 4.70 shows that the shares of the African group and the Asian group are

small in Brazil’s fish exports.

With regards to fish imports, the share of the Arab group accounts for roughly the whole fish

import of Brazil from OIC countries, with a share of 4.7% in 2016. Figure 4.71 shows that the

shares of the African group and the Asian group are very small.

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African Group (million USD)

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OIC Total (million USD)

African share in total agri-raw exp. (%)

Asian share in total agri-raw exp. (%)

Arab share in total agri-raw exp. (%)

OIC share in total agri-raw exp.

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