Portugal, official partner country of Fruit Logistica 2015

Fruit Logistica announces that Portugal is the official partner country for the next edition to be held from 4 to 6 February 2015.

Dr Christian Göke, CEO of Messe Berlin GmbH company: "Portugal offers throughout the year a wide range of fruits and vegetables. The annual growth rate of 8% on average recorded by the country over the last 3 years in export show that the world discovers more awesome quality fruits and vegetables from Portugal. "

This is also reflected in the figures published by Portugal Fresh, the association of exporters of fruits, vegetables and flowers. The volume of exports of fruit and vegetables from southern European countries is constantly growing. It increased by 26% over the past 3 years, from EUR 780 million in 2010 to € 983 million in 2013.

Last year, Portugal has produced fruits and vegetables for a value of € 2.6 billion, € 1 billion comes from exports. The country exports mainly to other European countries, but also in South America and the Arab States.

source : fruit logistica