The president of ApexBrasil stated the country still takes little advantage of the export potential of products from the Amazon, such as Brazil nuts and açaí. The Amazon Summit will start this Tuesday (8) in Pará.
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The Xingu Fruit brand buys açaí from cooperatives and associations in Pará, exports to the United Arab Emirates and is in talks with Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
For the first time with a country pavilion at the International Exhibition of Agriculture in Morocco, Brazilian companies stood out with products such as açaí and pepper. Machinery and fertilizers were also showcased.
The açaí drink with guarana syrup by Brazilian company Bony Açaí is competing in the Best Drink category of the Gulfood 2023 Innovation Awards. The brand produces its açaí in the northern Brazilian state of Pará.
In addition to expanding to new markets, companies have sought to establish points of sale or plants in the Arab countries. Examples of this are BRF and Tropicool, brands participating with the Arab Brazilian Chamber in Gulfood 2022.
This Sunday (13), the country opened its pavilion at the Middle East’s most significant food industry show. Apex-Brasil expects to generate over USD 415 million in business. The Arab Brazilian Chamber is participating with two spaces.
The Gourmet Egypt supermarket chain started importing the Sambazon product this year. Now, the açaí brand has already sent its second container of the premium product to the Egyptians.
Brazilian açaí company already sells to 16 countries and wants the Arab market to be its third largest by 2021.
Marcelo Prado is a partner-director at the trading company Braz Foods together with Kuwaiti businessman Sabah Al-Sabah. For seven years, they have exported açaí and other sorbets made of Northern Brazil fruits to the Arab country and wants to expand business to the Middle East and North Africa.
Company founded three years ago sells açaí as frozen pulp, juice, and powder to more than ten countries. Last month, it made its first deal in the Arab world, in Dubai, and now it returns to the emirate as an APEX-Brasil showcase company in Gulfood.
According to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), Brazil produced 238.4 million tons of cereals, legumes and oil seeds, a 28% hike over the previous year.
