Friday April 4th, 2025

The Brazilian fruit industry continues to demonstrate its strength and ability to supply the world with high quality fruits. In the first two months of 2025, the country exported 210,000 tons, reaching a revenue of USD 188 million.

The year 2025 promises to be a milestone for the Frutas do Brasil project, an initiative of the Brazilian Association of Producers and Exporters of Fruits and Fruit Products (Abrafrutas) in partnership with the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil). This collaboration seeks to boost the presence of Brazilian fruits in the international market, consolidating Brazil as one of the main global players in the industry.

The main destinations for Brazilian fruits at the beginning of the year were the Netherlands – 92 thousand tons (USD 72 million); the United Kingdom – 40 thousand tons (USD 33.5 million), and Spain – 39.5 thousand tons (USD 32.5 million). Melons (79,500 tons), watermelons (45,000 tons), and lemons and limes (31,000 tons) are among the most exported fruits.

This performance adds to an already consolidated growth trajectory. In 2024, Brazil exported more than 1 million tons of fruit, generating revenue of more than USD 1.287 billion — an increase of almost 4% in value.

A strategic point for the sector is the recent agreement between Mercosur and the European Union, which should currently reduce tariffs between 4% and 14% on Brazilian fruits, facilitating access to the European market and boosting exports.

Jorge de Souza, a technical manager at Abrafrutas, says that the first results of the year demonstrate Brazil’s productive capacity. “The growth in exports in these first two months shows that the country is expected to break records in 2025 and continue to be preferred by international markets.” 

Check the complete result of the first two months of the year.

Fruit export panel: https://abrafrutas.org/dados-estatisticos/

About Frutas do Brasil

Abrafrutas (The Brazilian Association of Exporting Producers of Fruits and Fruit Products), in partnership with ApexBrasil (The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency), is developing a project to support Brazilian exporters in their quest to expand business; open up new markets; recognize and differentiate Brazilian fruit; and increase the healthy habit of consuming tasty and top-quality fruit.

About Abrafrutas

The Brazilian Association of Exporting Producers of Fruits and Fruit Products (Abrafrutas) is a non-profit association aimed at representing and promoting the Brazilian fruit industry in the international market. Created in 2014, Abrafrutas has approximately 70 associated fruit exporting producers and holds about 85% of the total volume of fresh fruits exported by Brazil.

About ApexBrasil 

The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) promotes Brazilian products and services abroad and attracts foreign investments to strategic industries of the Brazilian economy. To reach its goals, the agency carries out diversified trade promotion actions aimed at promoting exports and valuing Brazilian products and services abroad, such as prospective and trade missions, business roundtables, support for the participation of Brazilian companies in major international fairs, and visits by foreign buyers and opinion makers to learn about the Brazilian productive structure, among other business platforms that are also focused on strengthening Brazil as a brand. The agency also cooperates with public and private actors to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) to Brazil, focusing on strategic sectors to develop the competitiveness of Brazilian companies and the country.