ANDRÉS FELIPE SUÁREZ TORRES

FREDDY ALEJANDRO CONTRERAS

INGENIERIA INDUSTRIAL
VALLEDUPAR
CESAR
2019
 Uchuva
• The cape gooseberry is considered an exotic fruit, it is used to prepare
ice cream, yogurt, glazes and chutneys.
 Why export cape gooseberry to
Canada?
• Canada is characterized by having consumers who demand healthy,
nutritious, healthy and organic food, in this dynamic, cape gooseberry
have a field of action to grow in the market whose buyers prefer
quality over prices.
On the other hand, FTA Colombia-Canada establishes 0% of taxes.
 demand
• Canada is the second largest buyer of Colombian gooseberry in America, just
behind the US. During the last 5 years, the market for this fruit has grown by
an average of 2.7%, which demonstrates the interest it arouses in the northern
country.

Destination country USD Value

United States 1.708.030
Canada 869.627
Brazil 637.927
Uruguay 322.345

Datos de (Analdex, 2017)

Costes IN INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
• The average price in international markets was USD 4.77 / kg in the
2017 period and USD 4.81 / kg in 2018
 TRANSPORT
• Cape gooseberry has storage periods of 20 to 72 days
• The transit from Colombia, depending on the shipping company of the port of embarkation and
destination is 8 to 52 days maximum