date:Jun 08, 2016
markets, such as the European Union (EU), so this is a year of market exploration, Montes said.
China is attractive but it requires different products than the EU and the US, he added.
The target set by the MGAP for the citrus sector this year is to achieve exporting 95,000 tons of products.
According to Government data, so far this year Uruguay has sold 17,000 tons of citrus abroad, mainly to the US (50% of the total volume), Russia (20%) and the EU (17 %).
In addition, Montes said that in