Truckers’ strike impacts Brazil’s footwear exports in May
15/06/2018
A nationwide protest by lorry-drivers about the price of fuel saw them block major roads across Brazil.
According to the latest data from Abicalçados, Brazilian footwear companies exported 6.4 million pairs of shoes in May for a value of $56 million. These figures represent respective decreases of 32.7% and 45.6% compared to the same month of 2017.
Abicalçados executive president, Heitor Klein, said the truckers’ strike caused delays in exporting products, as well as production problems due to a lack of raw materials.
He added that of the 121 countries Brazil exported shoes to in May, 72 saw a drop in volume. This included significant decreases in exports to its two most important export markets for shoes, the US and Argentina.
Mr Klein also revealed that the “terrible month” means the Brazilian footwear industry is unlikely to surpass its export performance from 2017, when the total value was $1.09 billion.
In the first five months of 2018, Brazil has exported 46.75 million pairs of shoes for a value of $400.3 million, respective decreases of 5% and 9.3% compared to the same period of last year.
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