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Brazilian apple exports down in 2008
Brazil
Wednesday 23 April 2008
A smaller apple crop in Brazil has led to a drop in exports to traditional EU markets.
Exports of Brazilian apples to the European Union have fallen this year, according to the Brazilian Association of Apple Producers (ABPM), down by 30 per cent to 31,829 tons, leading to an average price increase of 12 per cent.
The overall harvest in Brazil is anticipated to have fallen from 993,000 tons last year to approximately 840,000 tons, the group reported at its General Assembly Meeting.
Exports to Germany fell by 57 per cent, Italian volumes dropped by 46 per cent, France 44 per cent, Portugal 42 per cent and Spain 39 per cent. Conversely, exports to non-EU countries jumped by 110 per cent, including 1,010 tons of apples to Russia.
Elsewhere, Brazil-Middle East apple exports increased by 370 per cent, with volumes to central America falling by 64 per cent, the ABPM reported.
Domestic consumption is on the up despite smaller sized fruit this season, attributed to better colour, higher pressure and a stronger sugar/acid rate, which has led to a more appealing taste for the Brazilian market.
Exports of Brazilian apples to the European Union have fallen this year, according to the Brazilian Association of Apple Producers (ABPM), down by 30 per cent to 31,829 tons, leading to an average price increase of 12 per cent.
The overall harvest in Brazil is anticipated to have fallen from 993,000 tons last year to approximately 840,000 tons, the group reported at its General Assembly Meeting.
Exports to Germany fell by 57 per cent, Italian volumes dropped by 46 per cent, France 44 per cent, Portugal 42 per cent and Spain 39 per cent. Conversely, exports to non-EU countries jumped by 110 per cent, including 1,010 tons of apples to Russia.
Elsewhere, Brazil-Middle East apple exports increased by 370 per cent, with volumes to central America falling by 64 per cent, the ABPM reported.
Domestic consumption is on the up despite smaller sized fruit this season, attributed to better colour, higher pressure and a stronger sugar/acid rate, which has led to a more appealing taste for the Brazilian market.
