Brazilian fruit exports grow more than 20% in the first four months of 2021

Despite the difficulties encountered in exporting fruit, Brazilian producers have increased their participation in the foreign market. The volume of products shipped to other countries grew by 21.39% in the first four months of this year, when compared to the same period in 2020, as shown by the 5th Prohort Bulletin released, this Tuesday (18), by Companhia Nacional de Supply (Conab). In value, the increase generated by sales is slightly higher and reaches 23.22%. In general, Europe is the main destination for Brazilian fruits, with the three largest consumers being the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Spain. Among the products, the highlight is the apple that has grown over 100% in sales. In the last two years, shipments of fruit accumulated between January and April were below 30 thousand tons. This year, around 60 thousand tons of the product have already been exported, which has as main destinations India, Bangladesh and Russia. Selling to other countries has become a good ...