Fruit growers in Brazil returned to exporting to Spain without restrictions

Published 2021년 7월 23일

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Brazilian mango and lemon producers have resolved a issue that saw hundreds of containers of fruit from Brazil and other countries being blocked at the Port of Algeciras in Spain due to the use of unauthorized additives in carnauba wax. The issue has been resolved by changing the adjuvants in the wax, and the cargo has been reinstated without restrictions. The incident did not significantly impact Brazilian fruit exports in the first half of the year, which saw a 29% increase in volume compared to the same period in 2020, with over 515 thousand tons of fruit shipped and a turnover of U$ 440.1 million.

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Brazilian producers and exporters of mango and lemon changed the adjuvants of carnauba wax used to prolong the life of the fruit and returned to ship their cargoes to the Port of Algeciras, in Spain, without restrictions. The information was given to Globo Rural by Jorge Luis de Souza, project manager at the Brazilian Association of Fruit and Derivative Exporters (Abrafrutas). Mango is the most exported fruit in Brazil. In the first half of this year, there were more than 79 thousand tons (Photo: Pexels/Creative Commons) The organization had been silent since the second half of June, when authorities in Algeciras, the main Mediterranean port, blocked the entry of hundreds of containers of fruit from Brazil and other countries such as Costa Rica, Chile, Colombia and Vietnam, alleging use of unauthorized additives in the coating wax. Part of the cargo was diverted to other ports such as Rotterdam, in the Netherlands, and part was incinerated for having lost its quality while a ...

Source: Agroinforme