Fruit growers from Brazil count on the Arab market to increase exports in 2005
The Ministry of Agriculture has established for this year a 20% increase in international sales of fresh fruit. The opening of new markets, like the Chinese, Japanese and those of the Arab countries should help the country exceed the 2004 exports, which totalled 850,000 tonnes. Every year, 70% of the Brazilian fruit traded on the foreign market goes to Europe. So as to increase sales to the Arab countries, the Brazilian Fruit Institute is going to participate in two shows in the region in 2005.
By Mark Ament
