In Peru, food export breaks record and increases trade surplus by 33%

Agri-food companies have once again set another record for both exports and trade surplus. According to a report by Cajamar, the trade balance shows a positive balance of 17,805 million euros in the last year, which represents an increase of almost 30% compared to the previous year. The figure is especially significant if one takes into account that in just one decade the surplus has multiplied almost by 6. That after in 2020 the sector's foreign sales have broken a new record, rising to 53.102 million, the equivalent already 20% of the entire Spanish economy. Jaime Palafox, an expert in the sector and author of the study, explains that "the analysis of agri-food exports for the year 2020, taking the data available for the full year recently published by Datacomex, shows a growth in value of 4.3% with respect to the previous year, denying the bad omens that were projected from some stands, "says Palafox. In fact, the growth of agri-food exports has been above 4% per year during ...