Peru: Frozen avocado has a commercial opportunity in Russia

Published 2021년 7월 17일

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The avocado market presents significant commercial opportunities due to its nutritional benefits, with Peru potentially leading as a supplier in the Eurasian country, particularly with its frozen avocados. Peruvian embassy officials in Russia have highlighted the potential of this market, suggesting that Peruvian exporters could pioneer the sale of frozen avocados in Russia. Currently, consumers purchase fresh avocados in retail settings, but there is no frozen avocado available in supermarkets. Russia currently offers a preferential tariff of 6% to Peru, which will be adjusted to 8% after October 12, 2021. It is recommended that Peruvian exports be shipped directly to Russia via the port of Saint Petersburg to avoid high tariffs and competition from other countries like Israel, Colombia, South Africa, and Mexico, which were the main suppliers last year.

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Due to its content of healthy fats, vitamins, minerals and other properties, the avocado is in high demand worldwide. According to Egorov Ramírez Hinojosa, the head of the Foreign Ministry at the Peruvian Embassy in Russia, frozen Peruvian ‘green gold’ has great commercial opportunities in the Eurasian country. It was in the virtual forum 'Profile of frozen avocado market to Russia and Amazonian nut to Israel', carried out thanks to an agreement signed by the Association of Exporters (ADEX), the Academic Centers of ADEX (Ceadex) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( RR.EE.) to boost the national offer. "Consumers buy it fresh in the retail sector, however, in no supermarket is it sold as frozen, so Peruvian exporters could become pioneers in this niche, either by offering it in halves or pieces," he commented. It should be remembered - he continued - that until October 12, 2021 Russia grants Peru a preferential tariff of 6%, which will be modified due to Decision No. 17 of the ...

Source: PEagronoticias