India has surpassed Brazil in food exports to the League of Arab nations for the first time in 15 years.
Geographical advantage
India’s geographic advantages allow it to ship fruits, vegetables, sugar, grains, and meat in a week.But Brazilian shipments to Saudi Arabia could now take up to 60 days. Brazil lost ground to other exporters like Turkey, the US, France, Argentina due to the disruption of traditional shipping routes.
Chinese interference
Brazil’s agricultural exports to the Arab League rose just 1.4% by value to $8.17 billion in 2020. Between January and October this year, sales totalled $6.78 billion, as logistics problems subsided. China’s push to boost its food inventories diverted some of Brazil’s trade with the Arabs.
