The cachaça producing sector began to recover from the covid-19 pandemic and, after a year of global crisis, the number of exports grew again in 2021. Last year saw a 29.5% growth in the volume of cachaça exported. and 38.4% in the sales value of exports compared to 2020. The data were presented today (13) in the Anuário da Cachaça 2021, a document produced by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply.
According to the survey, the total value of exports went from US$ 9.52 million in 2020 to US$ 13.17 million in 2021. pandemic. Another aspect addressed in the document is the number of exporting countries. There was a small reduction compared to 2020, when 70 countries exported cachaça. In 2021, there were 67 countries.
Paraguay and Germany were the main destinations for Brazilian cachaça exported in 2021. The two countries were responsible, respectively, for 22.59% and 22.58% of the cachaça exported by Brazil. Both Paraguay and Germany were the only countries to import more than 1 million liters of cachaça. The South American neighbor imported 1,631,503 liters and the European country, 1,630,407.
Export values, however, change from country to country. Paraguay is the destination where cachaça is exported with the lowest average value, US$ 0.81/liter. The United States, on the other hand, is the main destination for cachaça in terms of exported values. The country buys the product with an average value of US$ 3.85/liter.
establishments
The year 2021 marked a reduction in the number of establishments producing cachaça registered with the ministry, with a drop of 2% compared to the previous year. In 2021, 936 establishments were accounted for – in 2020, there were 955 registered cachaçarias. In 2021, 98 new cachaçarias were registered and another 117 canceled their registrations.
Minas Gerais, as usual, concentrates the largest number of registered establishments. The largest producer of the drink, the state has 353 establishments. In second, São Paulo appears, with 143. Espírito Santo and Rio de Janeiro appear next, with 64 and 60 establishments, respectively.
