Extract and dry presentations of Peruvian maca stood out in exports in the first quarter of the year

(Agraria.pe) In the dynamics of world trade, Peruvian exports of maca-based products during the first quarter of 2024 reached US$ 4.13 million (FOB value), reflecting a slight drop of 4.4% compared to the same period in 2023, assured Federico Montoro López, commercial manager and specialist in B2B customer loyalty. “Despite some fluctuations, exports for the first quarter of 2024 reveal curious trends in several categories of maca products,” he commented. Raw and gelatinized powder: in the raw powder presentation, sales abroad were US$ 1,917, with a slight drop of -0.4% compared to the first quarter of 2023. Meanwhile, as for the gelatinized powder, it was shipped by US$ 1,088, marking a decrease of -22% compared to the same period of the previous year. Extract and dry: for the presentation in extract, there was a modest increase of 3.4%, points out the analyst, always compared to the first quarter of 2023, reaching US$ 541 thousand. Regarding the dry format, it had an exponential ...