Formula 1 planes transport Brazilian fruit to Europe

With the arrival of Formula 1 teams for the Sao Paulo Grand Prix in Brazil, the local Viracopos airport used the services of the race transport planes to export Brazilian ginger, lemon, mango and papaya to Europe, EastFruit reports. In addition to cars and equipment, these planes carried shipments of fruit to Amsterdam for further distribution, while additional shipments of papaya and mango were delivered to Lisbon and Paris on commercial flights, weighing a total of 110,601 kilograms. Read also: Pink Lady Europe recruits celebrity designer and media giant Disney to promote the brand The shipment was overseen by Vigiagro, an agricultural surveillance system in Viracopos that reports to the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, Fructidor reports. Vigiagro, which is tasked with ensuring biosecurity, checks the exports to prevent the spread of pests and diseases. In this case, ...