Peru: Castile bean exports grew 117% in pandemic

Good time for the beans. Between January and August of this year, exports of Castile beans totaled almost US $ 20,265,000, presenting a positive variation of 117% compared to the same period of 2020 (US $ 9 million 321), reported the Agro-Export Management of ADEX. This item ranks second in the beans category, surpassed by peas (US $ 21'659,000). Others were the Chinese bean (loctao), pallar, pigeon pea, broad beans, canary beans, zarandaja and others. The main markets for Castile beans as of August were the US (US $ 6,955,000), followed by South Korea (US $ 2,551,000), the United Kingdom (US $ 1,550,000), Greece, Portugal, Spain and Colombia. According to the head of Consulting and Projects of the CIEN-ADEX Global Business and Economy Research Center, Lizbeth Pumasunco Rivera, as a result of the pandemic, the population is changing its consumption habits, reducing processed foods and prioritizing fresh and the beans. "It is an interesting opportunity for Peru," he commented. The ...