Overview In February 2024 Santa Maria exported $7.95M and imported $2.72M, resulting in a positive trade balance of $5.24M. Between February 2023 and February 2024 the exports of Santa Maria have decreased by $-1.34M (-14.4%) from $9.3M to $7.95M, while imports increased by $1.58M (139%) from $1.14M to $2.72M.
Trade In February 2024, the top exports of Santa Maria were Wheat ($3.94M), Rice ($2.93M), Bovine Meat ($512k), Tanned Equine and Bovine Hides ($340k), and Frozen Bovine Meat ($104k). In February 2024 the top imports of Santa Maria were Rice ($1.24M), Industrial Food Preperation Machinery ($542k), Bovine, Sheep, and Goat Fat ($244k), Medical Instruments ($145k), and Wheat Flours ($103k).
Destinations In February 2024, Santa Maria exported mostly to Vietnam ($3.94M), Senegal ($2.63M), Uruguay ($552k), Italy ($340k), and Gambia ($300k), and imported mostly from Uruguay ($1.29M), Austria ($583k), China ($392k), Paraguay ($194k), and Argentina ($125k).
Growth In February 2024, the decrease in Santa Maria's year-by-year exports was explained primarily by an decrease in exports to Ecuador ($-108k or -93.3%) and United States ($-20 or -80%), and product exports decrease in Frozen Bovine Meat ($-58.2k or -44.1%), Other Agricultural Machinery ($-38.8k or -33.8%), and Machinery Having Individual Functions ($-2.64k or -23.9%). In February 2024, the increase in Santa Maria's year-by-year imports was explained primarily by an increase in imports from Argentina ($31.4k or 36.1%), and product imports increase in Rice ($800k or 371%), Wheat Flours ($29.1k or 55.2%), and Laboratory Glassware ($182 or 3.8%).