Brazil finds out the Food fair, in Dubai

Brazil´s 50 companies are going to participate in Gulfood, a trade fair for the food industry that will be held in Dubai,  from the 21st to the 24^th. They represent three of the many Brazilian agribusiness sectors – powtry, meet and fruits. : powtry, meet and fruits, which are talking part in the most import fair of this king in the Middle East. Last year, 1.6 million tonnes of chicken exported from Brazil, or 45% of total foreign sales, were destined to 60 countries that require Halal certification. Regarding fruit,  Brazilian companies are going to exhibit mango, Brazilian nuts, papaya, guava, figs, tangerine, guape juice and concentraded juice, among other dried and processed fruits. The meet sector also will be strongly represented in this edition of the fair.  According to the Abiec’s marketing manager, Monique Morata, the Middle East’s share of Brazilian beef exports is increasing. In 2007, countries in the Middle East accounted for 12% of total beef exports from Brazil, whereas in 2009 the rate was 17%, establishing the region as the second leading market in the export ranking, after Russia.