date:Nov 19, 2012
China, the largest buyer of Brazilian iron ore and soybeans, has also become the South American country's largest sugar export market this year.
During the first 10 months of the year, China's imports of Brazilian sugar reached 1.8 million metric tons, accounting for 12 percent of Brazil's total sugar exports, Brazilian official data showed.
The South American country earned $900 million from the sugar trade with China.
Traditional markets for Brazilian sugar include Russia, Egypt and Morocco