International economic outlook

Mococa in numbers and in foreign trade

A portrait of the municipal economic base and its estimated international trade performance — products, destinations, origins and the opportunities mapped by ACI Mococa's COMEX department.

Panoramic view of Mococa

2025

Estimated trade balance (2025)

Figures in US dollars, referring to the year 2025.

Exports
USD 64m
Imports
USD 20m
Trade surplus
USD 44m
Trade flow
USD 84m

Export trend

2021US$ 41M
2022US$ 48M
2023US$ 54M
2024US$ 59M
2025US$ 64M

Estimated municipal export series, in USD millions.

Import trend

2021US$ 12M
2022US$ 14M
2023US$ 16M
2024US$ 18M
2025US$ 20M

Estimated municipal import series, in USD millions.

Export

Export basket

Main product groups shipped by the municipality's business base.

  • Green and processed coffee
  • Sugar and sugarcane derivatives
  • Dairy and processed food
  • Meat and animal protein
  • Agro-industrial machinery and equipment
  • Metalworking products and parts

Main destinations

United StatesGermanyItalyChinaArgentinaChileNetherlandsUnited Arab Emirates

Import

Import basket

Inputs, components and capital goods that sustain local production.

  • Machinery and capital goods
  • Industrial components and parts
  • Fertilisers and crop protection
  • Chemical inputs
  • Technical packaging
  • Automation equipment

Main origins

ChinaUnited StatesGermanyArgentinaIndiaItaly

COMEX ACI

The municipal export base

Around 24 exporting companies and 14 importers make up Mococa's international base. COMEX works to grow that number, upgrade existing operations and diversify destinations, reducing dependence on a few markets.

Mococa

Mococa

Companies with international activity

Segments already trading internationally or with immediate potential to do so.

Coffee agro-industry
Sugar and ethanol chain
Dairy and food processing
Metalworking and machining
Agricultural equipment
Packaging and industrial inputs
Meat processing and protein
Logistics and transport
Specialised technical services

Análise

Strengths and challenges

Strengths

  • · Consolidated agro-industrial base with scale
  • · Strategic location between São Paulo and southern Minas Gerais
  • · Aligned institutions: ACI, Sicredi and public authorities
  • · Technically trained workforce (ETEC, FATEC, SENAI)
  • · Competitive operating costs compared with major urban centres

Challenges

  • · Export basket concentrated in few products
  • · Still limited number of licensed exporters
  • · Need for continuous foreign trade training
  • · Logistics costs to the port
  • · Low international visibility of the Mococa origin

COCOMEX

Mapped opportunities

Priority fronts of the internationalisation agenda.

Market diversification in Asia and the Middle East
Adding value to coffee and processed food
Exporting agri-tech services and technology
Attracting foreign direct investment
International missions and business rounds
Sustainability and traceability certifications

Methodological note

Some of the figures presented are estimates, built for strategic and planning purposes. In addition, municipal foreign trade statistics are based on the company's tax domicile, which does not necessarily correspond to where the goods are produced.