Brazil enriched its trade surplus amounts at the fastest-pace during 2010 to 2014 under the product categories below.

1. Tin: Up 1,260% since 2010 (US$167.7 million)
2. Paper yarn, woven fabric: Up 801.2% ($18 million)
3. Explosives, pyrotechnics: Up 646.4% ($16.4 million)
4. Cereals: Up 280% ($2 billion)
5. Cotton: Up 180.6% ($1.2 billion)
6. Oil seed: Up 109.6% ($23 billion)
7. Wool: Up 76.4% ($29 million)
8. Raw hides, skins excluding furskins, leather:Up 75.9% ($2.9 billion)
9. Iron and steel: Up 69.2% ($6.2 billion)
10. Other animal-origin products: Up 53.1% ($478 million)

From the perspective of the more detailed 4-digit harmonized tariff system (HTS) level, below are 15 products that enabled Brazil to achieve the highest surpluses in its international trade with other countries.

1. Iron ores, concentrates: US$25.8 billion
2. Soya beans: $23 billion
3. Sugar (cane or beet): $9.5 billion
4. Poultry meat: $7 billion
5. Soya-bean oil-cake, other solid residues: $7 billion
6. Coffee: $6 billion
7. Frozen beef: $4.8 billion
8. Chemical woodpulp (non-dissolving): $4.6 billion
9. Corn: $3.8 billion
10. Iron ferroalloys: $2.5 billion
11. Aluminum oxide/hydroxide: $2.4 billion
12. Unmanufactured tobacco, tobacco waste: $2.4 billion
13. Gold (unwrought): $2.3 billion
14. Iron or non-alloy steel products (semi-finished): $2.2 billion
15. Aircraft, spacecraft: $2.2 billion

Among these, soya beans had the fastest-growing Brazilian surplus with a 109.3% gain since 2010. In second place was corn up 78.3% while exported soya-bean oil-cake and other solid residues moved ahead in value by 48.7%.

Brazil enriched its trade surplus amounts with the countries below at the fastest-pace during 2010 to 2014.

1. Timor-Leste: Up 3,983% since 2010 (US$4.9 million)
2. Bahamas: Up 2,274% ($608.5 million)
3. Bermuda: Up 877.2% ($27.4 million)
4. Montserrat: Up 814.3% ($64,000)
5. Chile: Up 706.3% ($960.1 million)
6. Solomon Islands: Up 620% ($108,000)
7. Aruba: Up 579.9% ($282.2 million)
8. Moldova: Up 575.7% ($55 million)
9. Zimbabwe: Up 545.6% ($34.7 million)
10. Turks/Caicos Islands: Up 533.7% ($8.2 million)

From the above list, Brazil showed major product supply advantages over trade partners with comparatively small populations and for generally small surplus amounts. However, Brazil did generate close to a billion-dollar positive trade balance with Chile.

Below are the products that gave Brazil the highest surpluses in its international trade with the Netherlands.

1. Soya-bean oil-cake, other solid residues: US$1.9 billion (19.2% of Brazil’s surplus vs. Netherlands)
2. Iron ores, concentrates: $1.1 billion (11.3%)
3. Soya beans: $1 billion (10.3%)
4. Chemical woodpulp (non-dissolving): $905.6 million (9.2%)
5. Flexible base metal tubing: $857.6 million (8.7%)
6. Iron ferroalloys: $663.6 million (6.7%)
7. Fruit and vegetable juices: $559.8 million (5.7%)
8. Taps, valves, similar appliances: $421.7 million (4.3%)
9. Salted/dried/smoked meat: $346.1 million (3.5%)
10. Crude oil: $344.3 million (3.5%)

Among these, soya beans had the fastest-growing Brazilian surplus with Netherlands posting an 84.1% gain from 2010 to 2014. In second place were taps, valves and similar appliances up 32.3% followed by flexible base metal tubing ahead by 10.4%.

Below are the products that gave Brazil the highest surpluses in its international trade with Venezuela.

1. Frozen beef: US$903.9 million (26.1% of Brazil’s surplus vs. Venezuela)
2. Live bovine cattle: $560.4 million (16.2%)
3. Poultry meat: $428.4 million (12.4%)
4. Sugar (cane or beet): $303.1 million (8.8%)
5. Other food preparations: $187.1 million (5.4%)
6. Medication mixes in dosage: $184 million (5.3%)
7. Concentrated/unsweetened milk, cream: $181.5 million (5.2%)
8. Prefabricated buildings: $146.2 million (4.2%)
9. Rubber tires (new): $125.6 million (3.6%)
10. Margarine: $62.4 million (1.8%)

Among these, concentrated/unsweetened milk and cream had the fastest-growing Brazilian surplus with Venezuela posting a 1,429% gain from 2010 to 2014. In second place was margarine up 1,194% followed by poultry meat ahead by 108.2%.

Below are the products that gave Brazil the highest surpluses in its international trade with China.

1. Soya beans: US$16.6 billion (507.3% of Brazil’s surplus vs. China)
2. Iron ores, concentrates: $12.3 billion (375.6%)
3. Crude oil: $3.5 billion (106%)
4. Chemical woodpulp (non-dissolving): $1.4 billion (43.5%)
5. Sugar (cane or beet): $880 million (26.9%)
6. Bovine/equine leather: $553.6 million (16.9%)
7. Poultry meat: $518.8 million (15.8%)
8. Iron ferroalloys: $489 million (14.9%)
9. Soya-bean oil: $339.8 million (10.4%)
10. Cotton (uncarded or uncombed): $332.7 million (10.2%)

Among these, leather had the fastest-growing Brazilian surplus with China posting a 75.5% gain from 2010 to 2014. In second place was non-dissolving chemical woodpulp up 40.7% followed by soya beans ahead by 39.9%.