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How much peanuts do Brazil produce and export?

Brazil is the nullth largest producer of peanuts: 806,064 tonnes in 2024, 1.4% of the world's 57.4 million tonnes (FAOSTAT). It is the 5th largest exporter by value: $365.9 million in 2024, 7.8% of world exports of raw groundnuts (HS 1202) (CEPII BACI). Its biggest customer is Russia, which takes 25% of its peanuts exports by value.

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Brazil's peanuts production

Brazil peanuts production, 2024
World rankProduction (tonnes)Share of worldTen-year growthYear
806,064 tonnes1.4%+7.2% a year2024

FAOSTAT Crops and livestock products (QCL), 2024. World total is the sum of reporting countries.

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Brazil peanuts production

Share of world output over time

Brazil's share of world peanuts production in selected years
19902000201020202024
0.6%0.6%0.6%1.2%1.4%

Average annual share by decade: 1960s 4.4%, 1970s 3.5%, 1980s 1.4%, 1990s 0.6%, 2000s 0.7%, 2010s 1%, 2020s 1.4%. See the concentration-over-time report.

Brazil's peanuts exports

Brazil exports of Groundnuts, not roasted, 2024
World rankExport valueShare of world exportsQuantity (tonnes)Average value per tonneYear
5$365.9 million7.8%229,603 t$1,5942024

CEPII BACI international trade database (HS22, V202601), HS 1202 (Groundnuts, not roasted).

Where Brazil's peanuts goes

Largest destinations of Brazil's peanuts exports, 2024
DestinationValueShare of Brazil's exports
Russia$93M25%
Algeria$64M18%
Netherlands$38M10%
South Africa$27M7.4%
Colombia$21M5.8%

Largest five destinations of 2,000 exporter-importer pairs BACI reports for 2024. See trade flows.

How much peanuts Brazil uses

Brazil's domestic supply of peanuts was 400 thousand tonnes in 2023, 0.8% of the world's. Food supply was 0.3 kg per person a year, 123rd highest of 142 countries with a million or more people. It produced 199% of what it used (self-sufficiency) and imported 0%. FAO's item is "Groundnuts". Consumption · Self-sufficiency.

The peanuts price Brazil sells into

The benchmark price, Groundnuts, CIF Europe, was $1,563/t in September 2026, up 27% over twelve months. Its five-year volatility is 15% a year, calmer in 12% of its earlier five-year windows. A single country's export price can differ from the benchmark: see trade price against benchmark. Monthly averages lag the market and are not investment advice. Peanuts price history.

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