Brazil: Tocantins will export Tahiti limes to Chile

Slices of freshly cut lime The Agricultural Defense Agency (Adapec) received this Tuesday, 8, a letter from the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (Mapa), informing the State about the opening of the Chilean market for fresh tahiti lime fruits produced in Brazil. . Tocantins currently has a production unit able to sell these fruits to the Chilean market. The president of Adapec, Paulo Lima celebrated the decision stating that this is another opportunity for the growth of fruit growing in the State. “We currently produce this lemon in the Manuel Alves Project, but with the opening of this market, we believe that other production units will emerge, and with that, fruit growing tends to grow in Tocantins, contributing to the generation of jobs and income,” said Paulo Lima. According to the manager of Plant Assessment, Control and Inspection, Lidiana Lira Vieira, producers interested in marketing these fruits to the Chilean market must follow the determinations of ...