According to Guilherme Coelho, the president of Abrafrutas, the Chinese market might open up for Brazilian table grapes by the end of the year.
Coelho traveled to Beijing last week with the agricultural minister, Carlos Fávaro, to participate in the ApexBrasil-sponsored Brazil-China Business Forum.
Abrafrutas president Guilherme Coelho anticipates shipments by year’s end.
Coelho stated, “I am extremely pleased with the potential, the growth has been tremendous, and the collaborations with the companies associated with the sector are crucial.”
“Being in Beijing has allowed us to accelerate the export of grapes to China conversations that began two years ago.” I believe that this year we will begin exporting and open the borders.
As part of the next phase of the registration and authorization procedure, the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China (GACC), the body responsible for supervising and managing the safety of imported and exported foods, will soon conduct a virtual inspection of a grape-producing farm in Brazil. Originally, it had been arranged that a delegation of Chinese would tour five farms in person.
The opening of the Chinese market will have a favorable effect on the economy of Pernambuco, which produces 70 percent of the grapes exported from Brazil, the vast majority of which are grown in the San Francisco Valley.