Vegetables/CNA: The Southeast of Brazil produces 40.87% of the fruits and vegetables in the country

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Published Dec 23, 2021

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São Paulo, 12/22/2021 - The Southeast produces 40.87% of the country's fruits and vegetables, according to a study released today by the Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock of Brazil (CNA). And, within the Southeast, the mesoregion with the highest concentration of this type of crop is Bauru, in the State of São Paulo, with 5.36% of the national production, with an emphasis on orange. Next comes the mesoregion of Campinas, also in São Paulo, with 4.38% - equally, with an emphasis on orange, in addition to tomatoes.

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The second place in the production of fruit and vegetables in Brazil is occupied by the Northeast, with a 21.58% share, according to a statement from the CNA. Then come the South (17.33%); North (14.46%) and Midwest (5.76%). In the North, the northwestern mesoregion of Pará accounts for 4.64% of the national production of açaí, cocoa and cassava. The CNA informs that the crops selected for the survey were orange, pineapple, banana, guava, papaya, watermelon, açaí, mango, cocoa, tomato, grape, lemon, melon, strawberry, coconut, passion fruit, soursop , apple, peach, cupuaçu, avocado, guarana, cassava, lettuce, sweet potato, onion, English potato, garlic and carrot. The study also includes product cuts and points out that the country is the third largest fruit producer, but less than 3% of production is exported. "Although the volume is still incipient, some fruits have already conquered important markets", says the CNA. "One example is mango, a fruit with the highest export revenue ...

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