Nigerian nitrogen fertilizer hit US$ 0.69 per kg in April and US$ 0.71 in May, a series record; the price then eased to US$ 0.45 per kg by August.
Even with sales down 18.4%, Bolivia climbed from No. 2 to No. 1 in gas imported by Brazil and now holds 37.6% of the market so far this year.
Gold shipments to the UK jumped 154% in March, then fell 50% in April. July fell 53% and August rose 116%: the data show alternating lots, not a trend.
Brazilian cotton sales to India hit US$ 46,602,292 in August, versus a typical US$ 4,385,019. A one-off spike or a demand shift? Signals to track.
The month-over-month pace of Brazilian rice shipments to Costa Rica jumped after a 97.5% drop, but much of the move reflects a low base and seasonality.
The month-over-month pace of frozen beef to Spain fell from +268% to +70.3% in August: shipments still grow, but the jump lost steam after a big run.
Coffee to the UK went from -67.1% to +131% in February, but the swings continued: March to August alternated sharp rises and falls, with no clear trend.
In April 2026, Brazilian soybean meal to Vietnam went from -41.7% to +138% in a month; May to August did not repeat it, and April remains the series peak.
Saudi purchases of Brazilian sugar vault from 8th to 3rd place in the 2026 year to date, reaching US$ 487,126,110, a 17.6% rise on the prior-year stretch.
An alert flagged a 58.9% drop in sugar exports to Morocco in July, but the data show $90.3M in July and $54.0M in August, above the level the alert cited.
India climbed from eighth to second among buyers of Brazilian crude oil, and the value it bought rose +234% in January-August versus a year earlier.
Coffee export value to Spain fell from US$ 38.9 million to US$ 29.1 million after the June 2025 event, down 25.2%, despite the expected market substitution.
Brazilian corn sold to China rose +610% in August, but the prior month started from a tiny base: a low-base rebound, not a confirmed inflection.
Iranian purchases rose from $94 M to $622 M between January and August, up 562% on the same stretch of 2025, lifting the country onto the podium.
With a 33.4% share of Brazil's ethyl alcohol exports in 2026 year to date, the Netherlands has overtaken rivals to claim the top buyer spot.
Argentina lost its spot as top buyer of Brazilian aluminum sheet, with its share falling from 34.9% to 21.9% year to date. See the full panel with official MDIC data
Brazilian crude oil sold to Portugal reached US$ 0.79 per kilogram in May, 37.5% above the prior record set in 2024. See the full panel with official MDIC data.
Switzerland jumped from #2 to #1 among coffee suppliers to Brazil in 2026 year-to-date, with a 55.8% import share. See the full panel with official MDIC data.
South Korea jumped from #2 to #1 supplier of integrated circuits to Brazil, nearly doubling its market share in 2026 year to date. See the full panel with official M
Brazilian raw cotton exports to Bangladesh shifted to a new level in May 2026, with the average shipped value up 111% since then. See the full panel with official MD
Rice to Costa Rica: monthly pace leaps 35-fold in August
Bolivia sells Brazil 18.4% less gas and still takes the top spot
Cotton to India jumps past 10 times the usual August level
Coffee to the UK: pace went from -67.1% to +131% in February
Nigerian fertilizer: April's record price was topped in May
