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Portugal will be the country associated of Fruit Logistica 2015
Portugal is the country associated official of Fruit Logistica 2015, that will take place of the 4 to 6 February in Berlin. Our neighbours lusos will do his elder witnesses until the moment, in the international fair of reference of the sector of cool products. With this the country expects to attract a greater number of international buyers positioning as a strong international provider of products of quality.
The director of Messe Berlin, Christian Göke, has valued this association: "Portugal offers a wide range of fruit and vegetables along all the year. The average of annual exports has increased 8% in the last three years. This shows that the people of all the world is discovering the impressesive quality of the production of frescos that offers Portugal”.
The figures of Portugal Fresh, the National Association of Exporters of Fruit, Vegetables and Flores, reflect clearly the fast growth of the figures of export of the country. The figures of export of frescos have increased 26% in the last three years, happening of 780 million euros in 2011 to 983 million euros in 2013.
In the last year, Portugal produced fruit and vegetables by value of 2,6 trillion euros; of which roughly 1 trillion of euros corresponded to exports. The majority of them have as I allocate European countries. However, the Portuguese products also include destinations like Sudamérica and the Arab Emirates. Portugal exposed for the first time in Fruit Logistica in the year 2000.
