S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 Fruit from the state of Par\u00e1, in the North of Brazil, are pleasing the taste of foreign consumers. From January to March, exports of fruit juice from the Brazilian state totalled to US$ 9.4 million, representing growth of 203% over the same period of last year. The figures were supplied by the Par\u00e1 State Secretariat for Development, Science and Technology (Sedect).<\/p>\n
The main destination countries were the United States, Chile, Japan, Argentina and the United Kingdom. According to a release issued by the Brazilian Fruit Institute (Ibraf), the exotic flavours of fruit from Par\u00e1 are among the factors that contributed to the expansion of juice exports.<\/p>\n
According to the superintendent director of the Ibraf in northern Brazil, Sergio Menezes, assai was the main fruit responsible for the rise in sales. \u201cThe reason for that is the huge success that assai has enjoyed in the American market. It is by far the main reason for the upward curve in exports of processed fruit from Par\u00e1,\u201d asserted Menezes. Of the US$ 9.4 million in fruit juice exports, approximately 95% derived from assai, according to figures supplied by the Sedect.<\/p>\n
One of the Par\u00e1-based companies whose flagship is assai pulp is Bela Ia\u00e7\u00e1, which started exporting approximately three years ago, and in a short while conquered customers in the United States, Canada and Japan. Of the average output of 70 tonnes per day, around 60% is exported.<\/p>\n
*Translated by Gabriel Blum<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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