# Record oil exports lift Brazil trade surplus above forecasts in October

> Brazil’s October trade surplus reached $9.3 billion, nearly 40% above a year earlier and above analysts’ expectations. Crude oil exports hit records in both value, at $8.5 billion, and volume, at 14.49 million metric tons, as output and global prices rose.

- Date: 2026-11-07 · published 2026-11-08T00:09:41.121Z
- Category: trade · region Brazil · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/86635-record-oil-exports-lift-brazil-trade-surplus-above-forecasts-in-october
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

Record Brazilian export volumes add crude supply to the global market, which can weigh on oil prices if sustained. The larger trade surplus may also provide some support to Brazil’s external accounts and the real.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bearish ▼
- BRENT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WTI | 2019-06-03 | [Oil falls as trade fears offset expectations for prolonged supply cuts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11308-oil-falls-as-trade-fears-offset-expectations-for-prolonged-supply-cuts.md) | +0.9% | +9.0% |
| WTI | 2019-05-31 | [Oil falls over 3% on fresh trade worries, posts biggest monthly drop in six months](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9883-oil-falls-over-3-on-fresh-trade-worries-posts-biggest-monthly-drop-in-six-months.md) | -6.9% | +4.9% |
| WTI | 2018-08-23 | [Oil slips as trade spat escalates; but crude stock decline supports U.S. crude](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63702-oil-slips-as-trade-spat-escalates-but-crude-stock-decline-supports-u-s-crude.md) | +2.6% | +4.3% |
| WTI | 2019-05-27 | [Oil under pressure from U.S.-China trade war, but OPEC cuts provide support, ETAuto](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59237-oil-under-pressure-from-u-s-china-trade-war-but-opec-cuts-provide-support-etauto.md) | -8.5% | -1.9% |
| WTI | 2017-10-31 | [Oil approaches 2-year highs but US export increase looms crude exports \| The National](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68150-oil-approaches-2-year-highs-but-us-export-increase-looms-crude-exports-the.md) | +5.9% | +7.1% |
| BRENT | 2019-06-03 | [Oil falls as trade fears offset expectations for prolonged supply cuts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11308-oil-falls-as-trade-fears-offset-expectations-for-prolonged-supply-cuts.md) | -2.9% | +2.1% |
| BRENT | 2019-05-31 | [Oil falls over 3% on fresh trade worries, posts biggest monthly drop in six months](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9883-oil-falls-over-3-on-fresh-trade-worries-posts-biggest-monthly-drop-in-six-months.md) | -8.8% | -2.2% |
| BRENT | 2018-08-23 | [Oil slips as trade spat escalates; but crude stock decline supports U.S. crude](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63702-oil-slips-as-trade-spat-escalates-but-crude-stock-decline-supports-u-s-crude.md) | +3.7% | +7.5% |

## Sources

- brecorder.com: https://www.brecorder.com/news/40447912

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