Crecimiento y expansión comercial del caqui (Diospyros Virginiana) como producto de exportación del Ecuador. Período 2002-2006.

Abstract

The surface of export of the khaki registered in the Ministry of Agriculture and Cattle raising at national level in the last Agricultural National Census carried out in the year 2003, they registered the biggest siembra areas Bolívar's counties, Azuay, Cotopaxi, Pichincha and Guayas the biggest indexes in surface of this species of great economic importance partner. In Manabí the areas are verified in 24 hectares and in the country 403,60 hectares, that which shows that this activity with spending of the years, it has been secured given their demand. Its commercial destination, is managed to the external market and it is marketed by companies like Kimtech CORP., Sufruta CORP., Exporgrup, Yudafin CORP., Rich Fruit S, Expofruit, Exproplam and it should fulfill presentation requirements, etiquetaje, identification, nature of the product, origin, commercial specifications and, possibly, control stamps. In the domestic market, the commercialization modality is in natural state (fruit) to USD 2,50 and defendant in pasta or puree with an equivalent weight of 350 grams to USD 5,50. At international level it is conditional according to the country and their requirements, in cardboard boxes, with a weight 13,50 kg, in units of 26 to 28 containers that it is the only modality that allows the adjusted packing to the technical norms of the importers. In the agricultural environment the exports of the khaki have ended up occupying an important seat, to offer another alternative more as half of production and in the social area it has impacted in positive form, allowing that, producers, associations, communities companies packers and exporters increase the skilled labor and not qualified.