Fresh mango positioned itself as the fifth most important agro-export product.

(Agraria.pe) The head of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur), Teresa Stella Mera Gómez, highlighted the role of the mango, specifying that in the first eight months of this year, it has been consolidated as the 5th product of the national agro-export. She specified that behind this success there is a value chain that involves more than 230 companies—mostly SMEs from Piura, Ancash, Lambayeque, and La Libertad—and the effort of more than 15,000 farmers along the northern coast. The minister emphasized the joint work between her ministry and the Peruvian Association of Mango Producers and Exporters (APEM) to ensure that the Peruvian mango continues to grow as a symbol of quality, sustainability, and global competitiveness, "an engine that generates greater economic well-being in national, regional, and local agriculture." Strategic role of Mincetur According to the authority, thanks to the 23 commercial agreements in force and others about to enter into force such as ...