Brazil expands opportunities for fruit exports to Canada

Producers invest in quality to export their products to the Canadian market, which imports melon, mango, papaya, lemon and fig In light of the economic difficulties, where the Brazilian's consumption power has been reduced by inflation, exports are an important alternative for producers, especially with the dollar appreciating against the real. Canada, for example, is currently only 16th in the list of buyers of Brazilian products, but the volume of shipments has been growing, especially of fruit. Lucas Brotto is a fruit producer in a family that has been producing and exporting figs for over 20 years. He recently decided to expand production to guava and a fruit little known to Brazilians: atemoya. “Atemoia is a very sweet fruit and its price is a little high here in Brazil, compared to other fruits we know, such as mango, melon, papaya. Atemoya is in a slightly higher class, but it's in our taste buds. I think we are going to consume a lot of the fruit in the coming years”, ...