This research aims at identifying commercial mechanisms for in nature seedless citric fruits which are produced in São Gabriel, Santa Margarida do Sul and Rosário do Sul, cities located in the north boundary of the southern half of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. The research method consisted of an exploratory case study, in which ten traders were interviewed in São Paulo city. It has been noticed that in São Paulo there are traders who import citric fruit from Uruguay and Spain in order to supply the domestic market, and most of them would like to replace such imports for fruits produced in Brazil as long as similar quality and lower prices can be achieved. The CEAGESP (Food Supply Distribution Center) is the establishment that, in a single place, accounts for the highest volume of fruit distribution. In this study the configuration of the distribution chain of seedless citric fruits was set up.
distribution channels; trading, oranges and tangerines
