Did you know that it is the third most exported alcoholic beverage in Peru?

Published 2024년 8월 16일

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Peru's production of alcoholic beverages experienced a slight growth of 0.8% between January and May of the current year, with the distillation, rectification, and mixing of beverages, as well as the production of malted and malt beverages seeing notable increases. Despite this, Peru's per capita consumption of alcohol remains low at 411 milliliters per year. The country's most exported alcoholic beverages are pisco, beer, and rum, with the latter reaching the third position. The main destinations for Peruvian rum are Colombia, the Netherlands, Ecuador, the United States, and Germany. However, Peru also imports a significant amount of rum, mainly from Nicaragua.

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More than 95 years have passed since the first bottle of rum was produced in our country. Since then, this distillate has become the third most exported alcoholic beverage in Peru. According to data from the National Society of Industries (SNI), the production of alcoholic beverages in Peru grew by 0.8% between January and May of this year. Here, the distillation, rectification and mixing of beverages (+8.2%) stand out; as well as the production of malted and malt beverages (+1.6%). According to the SNI, the most exported alcoholic beverage in Peru is pisco, beer, followed by rum, and then wine and vodka. Between January and June 2024, the main destinations for national rum were Colombia (73%), the Netherlands (17.3%), Ecuador (3.1%), the United States (2.2%) and Germany (1.2%), reports the Institute of Economic and Social Studies (IEES) of the SNI. Although we export rum, we also import, mainly from Nicaragua, which contributes 41.2% of total shipments, followed by the Dominican ...

Source: Rpp