Peru has already surpassed US$ 1 billion in avocado exports by August, more than in the entire last year

Published 2024년 10월 2일

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Peru has shattered its own record for avocado exports, reaching a high of $1,129 million from the sale of 539,313 tons from January to August this year, surpassing the previous year's total of $958.9 million. The export value for the following year is projected to hit over $1,000 million, marking a significant five-year growth trend in production and export of the fruit. The hass variety makes up 93% of the exports, with Lima, La Libertad, Ica, Lambayeque, and Ancash being the primary regions of production. Small producers play a crucial role in this economic boom, with Peru being the world's second-largest avocado exporter after Mexico.

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(Agraria.pe) Peru broke a record for avocado exports for 1,129,000,000 dollars until August of this year for the sale of 539,313 tons of the famous fruit. The figure is higher than the 958,914,000 dollars that were recorded in all of 2023, for the sale of 595,625 tons to the world. In addition, the exportable value of 2024 is the highest historically and exceeded the 1,000,61,000 dollars that was recorded in 2021. According to information from Adex Data Trade, processed by the Service for Integral Rural Development (SEDIR), avocado production and export has had sustainable growth in the last 5 years. “Avocado is an important product for the economy of our country and in particular for small producers and their families. The price per kilo in the field has been good for everyone,” said Juan Cerna Espinoza, executive director of SEDIR, an institution that provides technical support to farmers in the district of Moro, Ancash. The first exporting region is Lima with 30% of the total ...

Source: Agraria