Misiones exports increased by 11% in foreign currency despite a 5% decrease in volume thanks to an improvement in pulp prices

From January to September 2018, the products manufactured at Misiones were sold abroad for a value of nearly $ 360 million, or 10.9% more than at the same time. 39, last year. With a one-third share of the total, pulp was the most exported product in the province and the one with the largest percentage change was yerba mate, which had grown by 27% in foreign currency and 40%. % in quantity. Citrus sales abroad dropped by 43% and those of wood disappeared directly from the list developed by IPEC.

The increase in prices obtained for pulp was the main reason why dollar income for export increased by almost 11% despite a 4.8% drop in quantities exported. From January to September, paper mills in the province recorded $ 119.5 million in foreign sales, up 15.5% from the same period last year. The rise is due to higher prices, since quantity measures, pasta exports fell by 11.4%. According to a recent report by the Provincial Institute of Statistics and Census (IPEC).

The product with the largest positive change is yerba mate, whose exports increased 40% in quantity and 26.8% in foreign currency. A reverse behavior was observed on the citrus line, which recorded a decline in exports of 44.8% in quantity and 43% in foreign currency.

45.8% of the value exported from the province of Misiones corresponds to manufactured products of agricultural origin (MOA). If the export value of this article is compared to the same period of the previous year, we can say that there was an increase of + 10.3%. In terms of physical volume, there was an increase of + 6.6%.

In the case of exports of industrial products (MOI), they account for 37.8% of total exports. This item grew + 15.6% over the same period last year. In terms of physical volume, it decreased by -12.8%.

Finally, with regard to primary products (PP), it can be said that the value of exports increased during the same period by + 3.1%, representing 16.4% of total exports. Regarding the physical volume, a decrease of -2.4% is indicated.

If the participation of each product is studied in relation to the total exports of the province of Misiones, paper pulp accounted for 33.2% of exports during the badyzed period, amounting to US $ 119 420 544. -United. 98 This product showed a change over the same period of the previous year, in both quantity and physical volume, of + 15.5% and -11.4% respectively.

Tea is the second most exported product, with a percentage share of 19.1% of total exports and an amount of USD 68,890,902.14. This product was up (compared to the same period of 2017), down -1.9% and up slightly by + 0.1%.

Yerba mate is the third most exported product with an amount of USD 65,744,882.71. During the period badyzed, the value exported increased by + 26.8% compared to the same period of the previous year. In terms of physical volume, yerba exports increased + 40.2%. Yerba mate represents 18.3% of the total exported.

Untreated tobacco leaves are in fourth place, with a 15.2% share of Misiones' total exports for the period from January to September 2018. Its participation for the same period in 2017 was 15.5%. . The amount exported during the period from January to September 2018 amounted to $ 54,646,578.00, which represents an increase of + 9.0% over the same period of 2017. Similarly, , physical volume exports of this product also increased by + 11.1%.

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