Ethnic products of Peru have potential in Spain

(Agraria.pe) Peru is known as an important supplier of fruit and vegetable products in Europe. In Spain, our country has positioned itself as an important supplier of asparagus, but it is also recognized as a producer and exporter of avocado, mango, grapes and another range of fresh products. This was indicated by the Commercial Economic Counselor of Peru in Spain, Joan Manuel Barrena Chávez, who stressed that the European consumer considers that Peru is an important storehouse of products and precisely the good image it has in these products has allowed us to increase shipments and today we have a vast basket of agricultural products reaching Europe. However, he said that the challenge is to continue diversifying our exportable offer, for which he stressed that the so-called “ethnic” products have potential in European markets. “Products that the (Peruvian) community misses such as olluco, lucuma, purple corn, chili peppers (category called ethnic) have potential because they are ...