Peru: Cod shipments fall in January

Patagonian toothfish shipments in January 2023 totaled US$387,658, a figure that indicated a contraction of -25% compared to the same month in 2022 (US$517,895), reported the Services and Extractive Industries Management of the Association of Exporters (ADEX). This hydrobiological product was exported exclusively to the US, entering the ports of Los Angeles (US$207,813) and Miami (US$179,845). According to figures from the ADEX Data Trade Intelligence System, in the first month of the year, 13,317 tons of this resource were sold abroad, while in January 2022, 17,104 tons were shipped. The cod was basically sent fresh and was transported by air from the Jorge Chávez International Airport. The main exporting companies of this species were Agromarina del Perú, Armavi, J & S Chanpez, Peruvian Seabass and Pesquera MKL. annual figures Between January and December 2022, the export of toothfish reached US$5,086,000, a positive variation of 84.2% compared to 2021, when US$2,760,000 was ...