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Quadros das últimas colheitas damaçã brasileira
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Fruit slices
Safras
2015
2016
Produção (t)
1.264.651
1.064.708
Área colhida (t)
35.842
34.399
Participação Região Sul (%)
98,8
98,8
Santa Catarina (%)
48,5
49,4
RioGrande do Sul (%)
47,3
45,6
Paraná (%)
3,2
4,2
Fonte:IBGE/LSPA–Dezembrode2016
Exportação
2015
2016
Maçã (t)
60.113
30.657
Suco demaçã (t)
23.544
11.496
Importação
Maçã (t)
77.413
155.523
Fonte:Secex/MDIC.
The excitement about the new crop
became clear at the official inaugura-
tion of the apple harvest ceremony held
in Santa Catarina, leading apple pro-
ducing State. On that occasion, in the
town of Fraiburgo, viewed as the cradle
of modern apple farming in the Coun-
try and second biggest producer in the
State, the speakers dwelled on the “ex-
ceptional quality” of the fruits and the
higher production volume, up about
20% in Brazil and in the State. State
governor Raimundo Colombo attend-
ed the event, promised to lend support
to the sector and emphasized that the
good result of the apple sector is an ex-
tra force behind the efforts of the Coun-
try to surmount the economic crisis.
The other relevant producer, Rio
Grande do Sul, in late 2016 was cel-
ebrating a crop of “excellent quality
and big enough to supply the market”,
whilst the farmers in South Paraná,
with a smaller crop but on a rising
trend, were commemorating the prof-
its brought by the fruit. The apple is one
of themost consumed fruit in the Coun-
try (at the São Paulowholesale produce
market, it ranked as second most trad-
ed fruit in 2016). The bigger crop in 2017
should lead to a resumption of exports
to Europe, Asia and Middle-East. The
supply chain, according to the 2016
Brazilian Apple Yearbook, is responsi-
ble for R$ 6 billion in sales and gener-
ates 195 thousand jobs.
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Enthusiasm
Climate adversely affected the
amount of apples produced in
the previous season
cellent physical and sanitary quality, with
a crisp bite, succulent, aromatic and deli-
cious, as a result of the balance between
sweetness and acidity.
On the other hand, the representative
of the sector was expecting a crop size
similar to two years ago, making it possi-
ble to fully meet Brazilian demand in all
market niches related to size and qual-
ity, with surpluses to be exported”. The
2015/16 season was smaller than the pre-
vious one, with losses caused by an un-
timely freeze, particularly in the regions
of Fraiburgo (SC) and Vacaria (RS), ob-
served the Center for Applied Studies on
Advanced Economics (Cepea) of the of the
University of São Paulo (USP), and con-
firmed by the Brazilian Institute of Geog-
raphy and Statistics (IBGE).
With tighter supply, analyzes Isabe-
la Costa, from Cepea, prices soared, “but
volume limitations and production costs
hindered the rate of profit from rising”.
She has it that “the economic and politi-
cal crisis also impacted upon the market,
besides driving up imports”. Shipments
abroad dropped considerably, according
to her, and the blame goes to the smaller
crop, foreign competitiveness and the at-
traction exerted by the domestic market,
with higher prices”. For the 2016/17 grow-
ing season, she anticipated a production
and field investment recovery, though, in
general, the planted area would suffer no
changes, except for a slight reduction. In
the meantime, the region of São Joaquim
(SC) is expected to rise, she said.
