Commodity Units 1989 1990 Asbestos t 187,066 160,861 Chromite t 627,424 643,098 Coal t 4,679,994 4,978,160 Cobalt oxide t 112 127 Copper t 15,659 14,080 Gold kg 16,003 16,900 Graphite t 18,147 16,383 Iron ore t 1,142,995 1,258,582
Iron Pyrites t 47,561 66,571 Lithium Minerals t 20,647 18,751 Nickel t 11,633 11,426 Silver kg 22,305 21,221 Tin Metal t 848 838
Iron ores and concentrates including roasted
iron pyrites; maize; meat of bovine animals; artificial Corundum, aluminium oxide and aluminium hydroxide; cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose in solid form; meat and edible offal of both fresh and frozen poultry; and motor cars and other passenger transport vehicles are among the most exported Brazilian items to Arab countries in 2018.