Brazil’s diesel imports rise 23.9% in first four months, sales up 2%
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s diesel imports rose 23.9% to 4.7 billion liters in the first four months of the year, according to data released Monday by regulator ANP, while sales of the fuel by dealers in the country increased only 2% in the same period.
In April, the country imported 1.557 billion liters of diesel, up 30.6% from March and 11% from last year.
The volume of imports recorded in April is the highest since October 2021 (1.85 billion liters), as Brazil seeks to secure supplies in a tight foreign market given the war in Ukraine.
Diesel sales by Brazilian distributors rose 2.1% to 19.9 billion liters in the four months, while they fell in April from the previous month for the first time this year.
April sales of the country’s best-selling fuel totaled 4.96 billion liters, down slightly from the same month last year but down 470 million liters from March.
Gasoline imports also increased by almost 30% to 807.9 million liters in the year’s first four months. Compared to April last year, there was a 54.6% increase, with fossil fuels gaining market share over water-based ethanol.
Gasoline sales rose 14.1% to 13.13 billion liters in the first four months, with monthly sales exceeding 3.2 billion liters per month since January.
Sales of water-based ethanol, which competes with gasoline, fell 21.9% to about 5 billion liters in the first four months of the year and totaled 1.37 billion liters in April, down 10% from a year earlier.
Imports of anhydrous ethanol (blended with gasoline) fell 33.8% to 130.3 million liters in the first four months, compared with just 4 million liters in the first quarter, a year-on-year decline of almost 80%.
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| Instrument | Last | Change | YoY | Prev. | High | Low | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBOV | 192,114.55 | +2.63% | +21.85% | 187,197.46 | 168,310 | 167,142 | — |
| USD/BRL | 5.16 | +0.01% | -5.13% | 5.16 | 5.18 | 5.14 | — |
| SELIC | 14.00% | — | — | — | — | — | |
| PETR4 | 41.64 | -0.05% | +35.19% | 41.66 | 41.97 | 41.15 | 41,499,400 |
| VALE3 | 72.97 | +0.83% | +30.75% | 72.37 | 73.54 | 72.66 | 17,658,000 |
| ITUB4 | 38.60 | -1.03% | +4.57% | 39.00 | 39.34 | 38.39 | 29,487,800 |
| BBDC4 | 16.85 | +0.36% | +3.50% | 16.79 | 16.90 | 16.67 | 19,416,900 |
| BBAS3 | 19.37 | +0.47% | +0.73% | 19.28 | 19.44 | 19.16 | 11,069,200 |
| B3SA3 | 14.26 | -0.21% | +12.73% | 14.29 | 14.47 | 14.11 | 33,037,800 |
| ABEV3 | 14.89 | -0.80% | +21.91% | 15.01 | 15.07 | 14.81 | 16,453,100 |
| WEGE3 | 47.59 | +0.49% | +29.99% | 47.36 | 48.08 | 47.36 | 3,364,600 |
| PRIO3 | 59.14 | -0.19% | +50.67% | 59.25 | 59.81 | 58.74 | 3,325,600 |
| SUZB3 | 41.33 | +2.35% | -23.55% | 40.38 | 41.48 | 40.35 | 3,914,900 |
| RENT3 | 34.68 | -0.09% | +0.84% | 34.71 | 34.96 | 34.35 | 7,979,100 |
| AZZA3 | 15.89 | -2.63% | -53.76% | 16.32 | 16.42 | 15.82 | 1,330,300 |
| CSNA3 | 4.30 | +0.47% | -42.65% | 4.28 | 4.41 | 4.26 | 10,076,100 |
| GGBR4 | 24.69 | +2.19% | +51.38% | 24.16 | 24.85 | 24.18 | 7,047,600 |
| ENEV3 | 24.21 | -1.38% | +70.49% | 24.55 | 24.64 | 23.99 | 9,297,000 |
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