Peruvian agroexports reach 4,825 million dollars from January to July 2023 – La Nación 2023

2023-09-15 16:02:06

LIMA, (Xinhua) – Peruvian agricultural exports totaled 4,825 million dollars from January to July of this year, “despite the climatic events” registered in the South American country in recent months, reported the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri) .
The portfolio indicated in a statement that of the figure captured in the first seven months of the year, 4,547 million dollars corresponded to non-traditional agricultural exports.
The highest sales in the category were avocados (17 percent), fresh grapes (15 percent), fresh cranberries (4.9 percent), fresh mangoes (4.6 percent) and fresh or refrigerated asparagus. (3.5 percent).
Also notable were shipments of animal feed (3.4 percent), frozen mango (2.2 percent) and cocoa beans (2.1 percent), as well as the rest of fresh fruits (1.9 percent). ) and paprika (1.8 percent).
Midagri detailed that these 10 mentioned product segments would together concentrate 57 percent of the non-traditional exportable supply of the South American country.
He specified that only fruits and vegetables raised 2,723 million dollars in the aforementioned period, an increase of 5.8 percent compared to what was recorded the previous year.
Among the non-traditional products that contributed the most in value to the increase in agro-exports were cocoa butter, chocolates and their different preparations in blocks, fresh or refrigerated asparagus, melon seeds, ginger without crushing or pulverizing, and cochineal carmine.
The 10 main destinations for Peruvian agricultural exports in the referred period were the United States, the Netherlands, Spain, Ecuador, Chile, China, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Colombia and Canada.
These ten nations together concentrated 78 percent of the value exported in the study period.

Xinhua (xinhua-news.com)