Participation is very strong from South America, an area that has always been a big producer of exotic fruits, accounting for 62% of avocado deliveries to the Old World (source: World Avocado Organization). Entries are received from the Dominican Republic, Colombia, Peru, Brazil and the USA. There are also many applications from Africa: Cameroon, Kenya, Sudan, Ethiopia and Zambia.
Double digit growth
There is a lot of interest from Europe as well, an area interested in consumption, which has shown double-digit growth in many countries (Sweden, France, Germany, Portugal, Spain). Spain, Europe’s prime producer of mangos and avocados, will be presenting itself at the Tropical Fruit Congress with Frutas Montosa, Hortosabor, Reyes Gutierrez, Trops and Anecoop.
There will be many European importers who have already registered at the event. There is a lot of interest from Holland with Nature's Pride, Liquidseal Fruit, Jaguar Fruit, Hall's Bv. From the UK, there are already confirmations from Ripe Now, Grencell and The Avocado Company. From France; Thomas Nelson and Fruitrop, from Belgium Special Fruit.
Accreditation
A final but no less important aspect is the accreditation by fifteen journalists from international newspapers. All participants to the congress will receive a Yearbook with all data on the production and consumption of mangos and avocados, with a special section dedicated to al participants to the production chain. The number of participants is limited to a maximum of 300. The participation fee is 100 Euro. You can register on www.tropicalfruitcongress.com.
The Tropical Fruit Congress is organized by Cesena Fiera. Sponsors of the event include AgroFresh, Aweta, Bertuzzi Food Processing, Cold Energy, Felix Instruments, Frunet, Ghelfi, Graziani, Mc Garlet, Nespak, Reyes Gutierrez, Sermac, Spreafico, Tr Turoni, Turatti, World Avocado Organization.
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