Native pepper exports of Peru to the world closed the first half of 2022 with a -3% fall

Shipments of native peppers to the world totaled US$ 3,944,000 in the first half of 2022, experiencing a contraction of -3%, compared to the same period last year (US$ 4,045,000), reported the Agro-export Management of the Association of Exporters (ADEX). The president of the union's Capsicum Committee, Walter Seras Pacheco, specified that, in order to support the recovery of shipments, work should be done to open a greater number of markets and guarantee safety through the use of mesh houses, to which requested the support of the Government taking the example of Mexico, which finances its small and medium producers with 50% of the investment (installation of mesh houses). Likewise, promote Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) in order to avoid rejections abroad due to the appearance of contaminating agents through the implementation of a monitoring plan and a training plan for the capsicum production chain; and with the proper application of pesticides and other agrochemicals that ...