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Data dossier - Sugar-energy sector of Paraíba / October 2026

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4 indicators found · Foreign trade

Paraíba exported USD 51.9 million of sugar in 2025 (116,891 t), mainly raw cane sugar; the peak was 2024, at USD 81.0 million. Sugar was the state's 2nd export product in 2025. Ethanol exports are occasional (last significant year: 2023).

China does not yet buy sugar or ethanol from Paraíba, although Brazil sold USD 1.9 billion of sugar to China in 2025. In the other direction the relationship already exists: Paraíba imported USD 160 million from China in 2025 (16% of its imports), 36% of it machinery and equipment.

  • Foreign trade

    Exports of sugar and ethanol produced in Paraíba

    51.86USD million FOB in sugar

    Period: 2025

    Source: MDIC — Comex Stat, exportações por NCM e UF de origem da produção (SG_UF_NCM = PB); posições 1701 e 2207. Atualização da fonte: 04/09/2026.

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  • Foreign trade

    Main destinations of Paraíba sugar (top 5 per year)

    10.15USD million FOB to Canada, top destination

    Period: 2025

    Source: MDIC — Comex Stat.

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  • Foreign trade

    Paraíba trade with China

    160.1USD million FOB imported from China

    Period: 2025

    Source: MDIC — Comex Stat. Importações por UF do domicílio fiscal do importador (FAQ MDIC, questão 10).

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    What Paraíba imports from China — 2025 (HS chapters)

    34.2USD million FOB in electrical machinery (ch. 85)

    Period: 2025

    Source: MDIC — Comex Stat.

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