Dispatches of frozen asparagus reach US$ 12.6 million

(Agraria.pe) Between January and November of this year, Peru exported 3,105,860 kilos of frozen asparagus with a FOB value of US$ 12,667,194, according to a report by the consultancy Agrodata. The source reports that in this period the main destination of these shipments was Spain, where placements reached US$ 4,105,605 (32% of the total national shipments). Following Spain, Japan came in with US$ 3,465,682, the United States with US$ 2,745,846, Italy with US$ 681,520, Taiwan with US$ 438,000, the Netherlands with US$ 435,061, and Canada with US$ 416,331, among others with smaller amounts. Among the main exporting companies in the sector, IQF del Perú SA ranked first with sales of ...