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Arab market is good business for fruit farmers
Kuwait
Tuesday 16 June 2009
Exporting fruit to the Arab market may be good business for fruit farmers in northeastern Brazil.
The opportunities for sale to the market that already has a habit of consuming fruit like apples, oranges, guava, pineapple, grapes, limes, peaches and mango, were presented by the secretary general at the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce, Michel Alaby, during the schedule of the International Irrigated Tropical Fruit Fair (Expofruit), which ended on Sunday 7th of June, in Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte.
"There are great possibilities for trade of Brazilian fruit in the Arab market. Imports of foodstuffs by the Arabs are still on the rise, and the countries in the region already consume typically Brazilian products," said Alaby at the meeting with businessmen at the offices of the Brazilian Micro and Small Business Support Service (Sebrae).
According to Alaby, among the advantages that are opening Arab doors to Brazilian products, is the diversity in Brazilian fruit, among them guaraná, which is normally associated to Brazil. Another favourable point is the daily Emirates flight between São Paulo and Dubai, which improves the quality of the end product and adds shelf life to the fruit.
The meeting included 50 businessmen, mostly exporters of fruit to the United States and Europe, as well as representatives of the Brazilian Fruit Institute (Ibraf). "We said we would continue talks to promote a trade mission, in 2010, to three Arab countries: Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait, with the objective of promoting fruit and attracting investment in tourism," explained Alaby.
"There are great possibilities for trade of Brazilian fruit in the Arab market. Imports of foodstuffs by the Arabs are still on the rise, and the countries in the region already consume typically Brazilian products," said Alaby at the meeting with businessmen at the offices of the Brazilian Micro and Small Business Support Service (Sebrae).
According to Alaby, among the advantages that are opening Arab doors to Brazilian products, is the diversity in Brazilian fruit, among them guaraná, which is normally associated to Brazil. Another favourable point is the daily Emirates flight between São Paulo and Dubai, which improves the quality of the end product and adds shelf life to the fruit.
The meeting included 50 businessmen, mostly exporters of fruit to the United States and Europe, as well as representatives of the Brazilian Fruit Institute (Ibraf). "We said we would continue talks to promote a trade mission, in 2010, to three Arab countries: Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait, with the objective of promoting fruit and attracting investment in tourism," explained Alaby.
