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Exotic fruits commerce

Small volume fruits are considered exotic at the fresh produce terminal markets - CEASAs of Brazil. The exotic fruits volume is growing, but its volume remains much smaller compared to other fruits. The exotic fruits were 0,65% of the total fruit volume and 2,09% of the value at 'Companhia de Entrepostos e Armazéns Gerais de Säo Paulo - CEAGESP' - Terminal market of Säo Paulo, in 2012. A large growth of some products in the last five years has been observed: litchee, pomegranate, mangosteen, physalis, berries - black berries and goose berries. Other fruits - starfruit, abiu and umbu has shown decreasing volume in the last three years.

CEAGESP; starfruit; litchee; jabuticaba; pomegrante


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