JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon will be heading to Brazil on a trade mission later this month.
Nixon planned to announce more details of the trip during news conferences Tuesday in Springfield and Independence.
Last year, Missouri businesses sold $323 million worth of products to Brazil, which ranked as the state's 10th largest export market.
Nixon's trip to the South American nation comes about six months after he led a trade delegation to China.
Missouri's international exports totaled $14.1 billion in 2011, an all-time high.
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