Products Made in South America

Major South American Exports & Manufactures

Agricultural

• Coffee (Brazil #1, Colombia, Peru)
• Soybeans (Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay)
• Sugar (Brazil #1)
• Beef (Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay)
• Poultry, pork (Brazil, Argentina)
• Bananas (Ecuador, Colombia)
• Cocoa (Ecuador, Brazil)
• Wine (Argentina Malbec, Chile Cabernet, Uruguay Tannat)
• Fruit: grapes, apples, blueberries (Chile, Peru, Argentina)

Minerals & Metals

• Copper (Chile #1, Peru #2)
• Iron ore (Brazil #2)
• Gold (Brazil, Peru, Suriname)
• Silver (Peru, Bolivia, Chile)
• Lithium (Chile, Argentina, Bolivia – "Lithium Triangle")
• Niobium (Brazil #1)
• Bauxite (Brazil, Suriname, Guyana)

Industrial / Manufactured

• Automobiles (Brazil, Argentina – VW, Ford, GM, Toyota, Fiat)
• Aircraft (Embraer – Brazil, 3rd largest commercial jet maker)
• Steel (Brazil, Argentina)
• Petrochemicals (Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela)
• Textiles/garments (Brazil, Peru, Colombia)
• Ethanol (Brazil – sugarcane; world leader)
• Pulp & paper (Brazil, Chile, Uruguay)

Cultural / Artisanal

• Leather goods (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia)
• Silver jewelry (Peru, Bolivia, Mexico)
• Textiles: alpaca/vicuña wool (Peru, Bolivia), Wayuu bags (Colombia/Venezuela)
• Mate gourds & bombillas (Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Brazil)