Fall in Chilean raspberry production opens up a great opportunity for Peru

Our country has a potential yet to be exploited with various products, and one of the most talked about is raspberries. There are various factors that could help Peru to be a protagonist in this market (as well as many difficulties), and one of them is temporary: the productive decline of Chile, one of the main world exporters of this fruit. Engineer Alfonso Velásquez has detailed that raspberry production in Chile has experienced a significant drop in recent years, going from 36,162 tons in 2018 to 16,083 tons in 2023. “This situation opens a great opportunity for Peru, which has exceptional agroclimatic conditions for the production of raspberries, especially for the frozen industry. In addition, global demand continues to increase, with markets such as the United States and Europe looking for reliable suppliers of high-quality frozen fruit,” he said. He added that the development of raspberries in our country is not only viable from a commercial perspective, but can generate a ...