Brazilian fruit exports grow 18% YoY in January

According to ABAFRUTAS (the Brazilian association of producers and exporters of fruit and its derivatives), Brazil is the third-largest fruit producer in the world but exports only a small portion of this. There is still a lot of room for growth.

The good news is that Brazilian fruit exports by sea have been growing year by year according to data from DataLiner. In January 2021, exports grew 18% compared to the same month in 2020, as can be seen below:

Brazilian Fruit Exports | Jan 2017-2021

Source: DataLiner

 

The main category responsible for this growth is represented by NCM 0807 and is made up of fresh melons, watermelons, and papayas, which also grew 18% in January 2021 compared to January 2020.

The graphs below show the growth of the NCM category and its participation % in Brazilian fruit exports:

Brazilian Exports of Melon, Watermelon, and Papaya (HS 0807) | Jan 2017-2021 | TEU

Source: DataLiner

Brazilian Fruit Exports vs. Exports of Melon, Watermelon and Papaya (HS 0807) | Jan 2017-2021 | TEU

Source: DataLiner

 

Below is the percentage of each fruit exported by Brazil in 2020, in detail:

Main NCM of Fruit Exported by Brazil | Jan to Dec 2020 | TEU

Subtitle

0807 – Fresh melons, watermelons, and papayas
0804 – Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas, mangoes, and mangosteens, fresh or dried
0805 – Citrus, fresh or dried
0806 – Fresh or dried grapes (raisins)
0808 – Apples, pears, and fresh quinces

Source: DataLiner

 

In January 2021, Dutch ports were the main destination for Brazilian fruits, followed by the United Kingdom and Spain. See below:

Main Destinations of Brazilian Fruit | Jan 2021 | TEU

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Although China does not appear as one of the main destinations for Brazilian fruit, ABAFRUTAS is working to conquer the Chinese market.

At the end of 2019, after 8 years of negotiations, the Chinese market for Brazilian melons was officially opened, but due to the pandemic, it was only at the end of 2020 that exports to the Asian country began. The international director of ABAFRUTAS, Luiz Roberto Barcelos, says that if Brazil conquers only 1% of this market, the numbers of exports will double and these are the expectations for the coming years.

According to the organization, the Brazilian melon was the first fresh fruit to be exported to China, but the country itself expressed interest in other fruits such as grapes, lemons, and avocados; these are already in the negotiation phase.

Most fruits left Brazil via the Port of Natal in 2019 and 2020, followed by the Port of Pecém, which registered a growth of 83.14% in 2020 compared to 2019, with the volume exported close to the level of the Port of Natal.

Source: DataLiner

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