Brazil country fact sheet on food and agriculture policy trends
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The Federative Republic of Brazil is the largest country in the Latin American region and the fifth largest country in the world in terms of both geographical area and population. In 2012, Brazil was the world’s seventh largest economy, having a GDP per capita of US$ 11 340, thus being classified as an upper-middle income country.1 Brazil is a major player in global agricultural trade, accounting for 7.3 percent of global agricultural exports. It is the world’s third-largest exporter of agricult ural products, behind only the EU and the United States. Soybean products remain the largest export, followed by sugarcane products (sugar and ethanol), meat (especially poultry and beef), coffee and cereals.