Territorial extension

- The fifth largest country in the planet, with 8.5 million sq km;
- 388 million hectares of fertile and highly productive land, out of which 90 million are still unexplored;
- Population of 190.6 million inhabitants, being 97.5 million economically active.

Economy

- Balance of trade surplus and foreign exchange reserve which reached US$ 239,054 billion in 2009;
- The country that gets the most significant foreign capital investments. In 2009, it reached US$ 25,948.6 billion.

Agribusiness

- In 2008, the contribution of the sector to the Gross National Product (GDP) reached R$ 741.1 billion, with an annual growth of 4.4% in the last 10 years;
- The biggest world exporter of several commodities: iron, coffee, orange juice, beef, tobacco, chicken, and sugar;
- The exports in agribusiness reached US$ 64.7 billion in 2009, with over 1,500 products shipped abroad;
- The participation of agribusiness in Brazilian exports was of 42.5% in 2009, with a balance trade surplus of US$ 55 billion.

Environment

- Brazil has a protected area of 755,508 sq km. This number surpasses the extension of the states of California, Washington DC, and New York put together;
- Green country: there are 55,000 plant species;
- In three years, Brazil has diminished its carbon dioxide emissions by 1.4 billion tons, which has increased the maintenance of the rain cycle in the planet.

FRUIT PRODUCTION

One country, many flavours!

Production
- Brazil produces tropical, subtropical, and temperate fruits, due to its territorial extension, geographic position, and climate and soil conditions.
- It is the 3rd biggest fruit producer with 42.6 million tons produced in 2.2 million hectares all over the country.

Main production regions:
- Southeast, Northeast and South, especially the states of Sao Paulo, Bahia and Rio Grande do Sul.

Commercialization
- The commercial production of Brazilian fruits has got two destinations:
- Fresh Fruits – 47%;
- Processed Fruits – 53%;

Exportation
- 31% of the fresh and the processed fruit produced in Brazil are exported to several parts of the world.
- The Brazilian Fruit project has been acting in the market since 1998 in order to promote the exportation of fresh and processed fruits.

Salutariness
- Technology and innovation at the service of fruit.
- Serious and renowned professionals who are able to meet all the fruit production needs.
- Commitment. Comply with the technical and phytosanitary regulations adopted by each and every country.
- Production under modern technologies which provide the fruit with safety and hygiene, from plantation to packaging..
- Cultivation methods certified and supervised by accredited certifying agencies, e.g. Global Gap, Fruta Sustentável (Sustainable Fruit), Produção Integrada de Frutas (Integrated Production of Fruit), Tesco.

Socioeconomic importance
- It employs 5.6 million people and accounts for 34% of the agricultural workforce;
- For each US$ 100,000.00, three permanent direct employments and two indirect ones are generated;
- It is based on small and medium-sized estates;
- The modern irrigation system, implemented in the dry regions of the country, enables fruit cultivation all year round;
- Production complies with the Agricultural Good Practices system, which is in accordance with the main requirements for the preservation of the environment, food safety, and work safet.