Fruit and vegetable exports grew 10% as of April 2020

Published 2020년 6월 10일

Tridge summary

From January to April 2020, Peruvian agricultural exports saw a 3% increase, reaching US $ 1,947 million compared to the same period in the previous year. This growth is primarily attributed to a 13% rise in fresh fruit exports, with significant increases in grapes, avocados, mangoes, and citrus fruits. Despite this, the fresh vegetables subsector experienced an 11% decline. Europe was the primary market for these fruits and vegetables, with the Netherlands, Spain, and the United Kingdom as the leading countries. North America and Asia also showed strong demand. However, there was a decrease in the exports of coffee and cocoa, while ginger saw a significant increase.

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Original content

Between January and April 2020, the Peruvian agricultural sector had an increase in its exports of 3%, equivalent to US $ 1,947 million, compared to the same period of the previous year where it registered shipments of US $ 1,890 million. The agro-export sector in general, continued as the second export sector in the country. The growth registered is mainly due to the increase in exports of the fresh fruit subsector, with a significant increase in its exports of 13%, with products such as fresh grapes, whose shipments during the mentioned period registered a total of US $ 465 million (+ 30%), followed by avocado with US $ 157 million (+ 11%); in addition to mango and citrus fruits that had an outstanding performance with US $ 219 million (+ 23%) and US $ 27 million (+ 52%) respectively. The fresh vegetables subsector, however, had a lower performance compared to the same period during 2019, registering US $ 87 million in total (-11%). Within this subsector, the export of fresh ...

Source: PEMyperuGlobal