Fruit Consumption in the City of Lavras - MG (Brazil) from 2002 to 2017

Jose Clelio de Andrade, Lair Victor Pereira, Angelo Alberico Alvarenga, Ester Alice Ferreira, Marcelo Ribeiro Malta, Paulo Marcio Norberto, Joyce Ludimila da Cruz

The advancement of fruit research has enabled the generation of new technologies for the production of most of these plant species in quantity and quality. This made possible a great development of fruit growing in Brazil, highlighting as one of the most prominent sectors of agribusiness, achieving significant results and generating business opportunities. On the other hand, the change in people's behavior for a better quality of life, among them, the increase in fruit consumption, has further boosted the trade of this product in the retail market. The objective of this work was to know the evolution of the fruit trade in the city of Lavras, state of Minas Gerais, from 2002 to 2017 in relation to the quantity sold, losses in the gondolas of retail establishments and consumption per capita of fruits by the population of this City.