Brazil has worked its way up to a position as one of the world’s top three fruit producers. According to Moacyr Saraiva Fernandes, annual fruit production currently exceeds 35 million tonnes.
During the opening press conference of Fruit Logistica 2004 the president of Instituto Brasileiro de Frutas (IBRAF) explained that the proceeds from the country’s fruit exports amounted to US $119m in 1998, but have since more than doubled. In 2002 exports earned US $241 million.
Some 70 per cent of all fruit exported goes to Europe. Together with the national export promotion authority APEX-Brazil, increased efforts are being made to supply more fruit to the world market, including papayas, mangoes, grapes and limes.
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