The world’s leading exporter of fresh pears was completely satisfied with his first visit to Fruit Logistica. “Next year we will definitely be here, with an increased display area”, asserted Miguel A Miquel from the Argentine Fruit Farming Chamber.
Last year the ‘birthplace of the tango’ exported just under 1.1 million tonnes of fresh fruit, more than half of it to the EU and almost 200,000t to Russia.
In Argentina seven companies account for around 90 per cent of all fruit exports. They include Tres Ases, which has an annual turnover of 14m euros. Vice president Gabriel Mario Grisanti, an exporter of pears, apples, plums and lemons, expected Fruit Logistica to open up the market in Eastern Europe.
Javier Gustavo Bauzá, who provides services for dealing with customs formalities and logistics, is working together with 30 exporters who account for half of all citrus exports, amounting to nearly 250,000t annually. “We met many of our existing customers as well as numerous potential new customers here,” was his persective on events in Berlin.
The largest grower and processor of lemons in Argentina is attending too. The San Miguel company farms 5,600ha and produces over 200,000t of the fruit annually.
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