Climatic problems faced by Peru, Ecuador, and Spain boost fruit exports from Brazil, points out USP

The revenue obtained from the export of fresh fruit from Brazil reached the mark of US$ 1.08 billion between the months of January and November 2023. The country shipped more than 940 thousand tons of fruit that year, as pointed out by the Study Center Advanced in Applied Economics (Cepea) at the University of São Paulo (USP) campus in Piracicaba (SP). The volume should surpass the record of 2021, which shipped US$ 1.1 billion in total for the entire year. The main reason for Brazil's positive performance is the climate problems faced by Peru, Ecuador and Spain, competing countries that have reduced production. The amount of US$1.08 billion indicates an increase of 30.4% when compared to the same period in 2022. The record, until then, had been US$1.1 billion recorded in 2021. More than 940 thousand tons exported According to data from the Secretariat of Foreign Trade (Secex), between January and November 2023, Brazil exported almost 940.9 thousand tons of fresh fruit, a rate ...